Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent : Live Updates From Supreme Court
Venugopal: what is the option to the Governor when Bill is presented to him under Article 200, this query is answered in Tamil Nadu
CJI: learned AG says matter should go to Article 145(3)*
correction- Article 145(3) is being referred
Venugopal: the question of five judges would arise if substantial question of law arises and party asks
CJI: when the hon'ble President is asking, what is wrong?
Venugopal: the AG appearing in Telangana did not say it was Article 143(5)
CJI: Are you really serious on preliminary objections, just let us on Article 143(5)
Venugopal: continues to read the reference- the three judgment, Punjab, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, have decided this issue
CJI: What about 143(3)?
Venugopal: most of judgments are by five judges
CJI: judgments you are relying, is it five judges?
Venugopal: no, three and two judges
Venugopal: this may not be quite correct, both in Telengana and Punjab and Tamil Nadu, the question of 'as soon as possible' under Article 200 has been interpreted and in Tamil Nadu, the timeline has been fixed.
CJI: Tamil Nadu is judgment by two learned judges?
Venugopal: one is not reported
Venugopal: the issue is covered by a series of judgments and if my lords are please to take reference itself, which is at vol. 3, page 5 [reads the reference]
CJI: we will hear them for half and hour, and then it will begin with your opening [to AG]
Wilson: mylords may hear Tamil Nadu as well
AG: Since in terms of Supreme Court rules, the notice is issued to Attorney General and I thought, I will make some introductory remarks
CJI: They are raising preliminary objections
Bench assembles.
Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, KK Venugopal, P Wilson, Gopal Subramaniam, Gopal Sankarnarayan, Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to appear.