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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 8: SC directs the inclusion of Aadhaar as document under the SIR exercise
Petitioners argued that the Booth Level Officers were refusing to accept Aadhaar despite the Court’s earlier directions
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 9: Executive heads cannot exercise legislative powers, states opposing the Reference argue
The states of West Bengal, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh stressed the significance of the aid and advice of the Council of Minister
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 8: Governor part of legislature, but exercises no legislative power, the states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal argue
The states warned that endorsing withholding powers of Governor would leave the bills in a permanent limbo
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 7: Indefinite withholding of assent would upset the constitutional scheme, Tamil Nadu argues
The Union argued against the power of states to approach the Supreme Court under its writ jurisdiction challenging the actions of Governor
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 6: SC questions if an expansive reading of ‘withholding powers’ could stall money bills
Counsel supporting the Presidential Reference submitted that the Court could not set timelines to address delays
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‘Persecuting people in the country, that’s what you’re doing’: Kapil Sibal asks as SC quashes FIR against professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad
The Court held that no offence by Mahmudabad was disclosed in the FIR, barred the courts from taking cognisance of the chargesheet
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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 6: Supreme Court directs political parties to assist excluded voters in filing claims
The Court dismissed demands to extend the 1 September deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft electoral rolls
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 5: ‘What can Court do if Governor refuses assent?’: SC asks Union
The Court questioned if silence or delay by a Governor could amount to a “pocket veto,” despite the Union’s denial.
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 4: ‘Does the Bill die if Governor withholds assent’: SC asks Union
The Bench questioned whether the absolute power to withhold assent could erode legislative supremacy
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 3: Timelines for giving assent to bills will lead to Constitutional disorder, Union warns
The State of Tamil Nadu argued that the Presidential Reference is couched as a review and is not maintainable