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SUPREME COURT CHALLENGES PRESIDENTIAL POWERS: BACKGROUND and IMPACT

Supreme Court issued notices to the Union and States, addressing a Presidential Reference. It questions whether courts can impose timelines on the President and Governors for acting on State Bills under Articles 200 and 201. Stemming from a Tamil Nadu Governor case, this case challenges the balance of power in India’s federal structure. 

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The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union Government and all the State Governments on the Presidential Reference made by the President concerning the powers of the Governor and the President under Article 200 and 201 of the Constitution, respectively, concerning power to assent on Bills.  

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