The Supreme Court held that, the Constitution does not provide Governor “discretion” to withhold the 10 Bills “re-passed” by the State Legislative Assembly.
Once they have been re-passed, these Bills are put in the same footing as Money Bills.
The Bills had been sent for approval to the Governor’s office in the period between January 2020 to April 2023.
182 Bills were given to the Governor by the House for approval.
Of this, 152 have been approved, five were withdrawn by the government, and nine are reserved by the Governor for referral to the President.
The Governor had withheld consent on 10 proposed laws and five were received in October 2023.