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: second is the Punjab case-

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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]

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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.