Sr Adv Harish Salve (for Maharashtra): What is the nuanced which I process? in my submission, we have to be careful to not put the cart before the horse- we are a constitutional construct resembling federalism. Do we look at our constitution to see who it is created or intepret provisions linked to union and states with prior notion that it is understood to make some notion on federalism. Framers have created have a system where Union can refuse a Bill passed by assembly what is uncharitably characterised as veto. It exists, unless we rewrite Article 201

CJI: Union can reject bill passed by State legislature?

Salve: yes, plain from language of proviso to Article 201. Entire exercise of trying to avoid a veto like power overlooks that the language of Article 201 does not admit of any such limitation. If that is the starting point of debate and we give up notion that finding veto is antithetical or erodes the constitution, we come to different conclusions.