Live Law
2025-08-26 06:19:13.0
Salve: it arises because of the preconceived consequence of reading the powers. Article 200 language is plain, but that means that he can...
J Narasimha: how do you understand the proviso not occuring in substantive, that why even Money bill can be straighway withheld.
Salve: yes, he can. Let's put proviso to one side. Look it in reverse- without any preconceived notion. Article 200 is untrammelled If framers knew that there is separate class of legislation called Money Bill, all they had to do is...we are doing is picking up words and adding because we feel there should be some limitation.
Look at proviso, one of the three options is limited- Governor under duty to make a declaration, the plain language says- the governor shall declare! he has to make a declaration- assents to the bill/withholds assent therefrom/or reserves for President. Then, fourth option, he returns with a message to assembly. Fourth is being used to...the first option. These are high constitutional functionaries enacting legislation.
