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Presidential Reference on Powers of the Governor and President

Decided

Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India

A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Governor can exercise three options on bills presented for assent and cannot withhold them indefinitely. It also held that the actions of the Governor and President are non-justiciable

Last Updated: November 20, 2025

Bench:B.R. Gavai CJI, Surya Kant CJI, Vikram Nath J, P.S. Narasimha J, A.S. Chandurkar J

Tags:Advisory Jurisdiction, Article 143, Governor, judgements, President, Presidential Order, Separation of Powers, Tamil Nadu

Climate Change Obligations of the State

Pending

Ridhima Pandey v Union of India

The Supreme Court will examine India’s international climate obligations and the government’s compliance with enforceable statutory and institutional measures under Article 21

Next Hearing:

Last Updated: September 11, 2025

Bench:P.S. Narasimha J, A.S. Chandurkar J

Tags:Article 21, climate change, Environment, environmental protection