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SC on Punjab Governor
November 30 , 2023
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- The Supreme Court, has clarified that the rejection of a Bill by a Governor does not mean its death.
- A law proposed by a state legislature is not extinguished merely because the Governor refuses to sign his/her assent.
- Article 200 of the Constitution provides the Governor with three options when presented with a Bill — consent to the proposed law, withhold consent, or reserve the Bill for the consideration of the President.
- The court clarified that the Governor cannot choose between letting a Bill die after rejecting it and sending it back to the House for re-legislation.
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