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2025-11-20 05:24:00.0

  • CJI: Governor has no option for withholding simpliciter. Therefore, he has three options: assent, reserve for president, or return to the assembly. Discretion is in respect to exercising three options.

    On time limits, and deemed assent

    CJI: Articles 200 and 201 are framed to allow elasticity. The imposition of a timeline is strictly contrary. The concept of deemed assent presuppose that constitutional authority would place a substitute role for the role of the governor- its antithetical to the separation of powers. we have no hesitation in concluding that deemed assent is virtually a takeover of functions of a constitutional authority!

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