Days After Tamil Nadu, Kerala Govt Also Moves Supreme Court Seeking Directions To Governor To Act On Bills In Reasonable Timeframe

The Kerala government today (2 November) moved the Supreme Court asking it to pass directions to the Governor to act on Bills passed by the State Assembly within a reasonable timeframe.

This comes a few days after a similar petition moved by the Tamil Nadu government.

According to a report by LiveLaw, the petition states that of the eight Bills pending with Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, three have been pending for over one year and another three have been pending for over two years.

Some of the pending Bills are regarding making the Chief Minister as the Chancellor of state universities instead of the Governor.

In April 2023, commenting on a similar case filed by Telangana, the Supreme Court had stated that Governors should keep in mind the expression, "as soon as possible", mentioned in Article 200, which deals with assent to Bills.