The Intepretaiton of ‘as soon as may be’ by Supreme Court in the case of Detention
The Supreme Court in Durga Pada Ghosh v. State of West Bengal reported in (1972) 2 SCC 656 whilst dealing with a writ in the nature of habeas corpus was…
Constituent Assembly Debate on the Urgency of Giving Assent to Bills by Governor
Unlike many countries across the globe wherein a provision for deemed assent upon the expiry of the specified time period has been made, there is no such provision in our…
The Conditions when the Governor can not reserve bills for reconsideration of President
The excerpt taken from the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025). The Governor, in exercise of his powers under Article 200, has three options to choose…
Governor cannot permanently keep a bill with him without according assent to it- Supreme Court
The present excerpt is taken from the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025). A plain reading of Article 200 of the Constitution indicates that when a…
How the Power of Assent to Bills is exercised in Different Other Constitution
The tenets of parliamentary democracy demand that while the head of state must act on the advice of ministers, the ministers, in turn, must uphold their responsibility to the people…
Punchhi Commission on Governor’s Role and Its Recommendations
Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations was constituted by the Government of India in 2007 under the chairmanship of Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi, the former Chief Justice of India. The Commission…
The Role of the Governor after Independence and Various Commissions appointed to examine Powers of Governors
“If we could roll back History A century, let’s say, and start from there, I’m sure that we Would find things as to-day: In all creation’s cosmic range No vestige…
The Constituent Assembly’s Debate on Draft Article of Article 200
When Article 175 of the Draft Constitution, 1948 was taken up for consideration by the Constituent Assembly, certain amendments were moved by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar that came to be accepted,…
The Origin of Governor’s Power to assent a Bill
The concept of assent by the Sovereign found mention in Section 75 of the GoI Act, 1935 and Article 200 as it stands today is predominantly modelled according to the…
Free Speech Case- Duty of the Courts to Protect and Promote Fundamental Rights
This article is an excerpt from the free speech case of Imran Pratapgarhi v. State of Gujrat (2025). Free expression of thoughts and views by individuals or groups of individuals…