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Presidential Reference on article 142
May 17 , 2025
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- The Presidential Reference has been sent to the Supreme Court by President Droupadi Murmu.
- It seeks SC’s opinion on whether the court can employ its inherent powers under Article 142 to “impose” timelines and prescribe the manner of conduct of Governors and the President while dealing with State Bills sent to them for assent or reserved for consideration.
- President has listed a series of 14 questions for the Supreme Court to consider and give an opinion under Article 143.
- The President’s Reference said there were “conflicting judgments” of the Supreme Court as to whether the assent of the President under Article 201 was justiciable or not.
- The Reference has also sought the court’s opinion on the “contours and scope” of Article 142 of the Constitution.
- It highlighted that, the States were resorting to approach the apex court under Article 32, and not Article 131, to raise issues “which by their very nature are federal issues involving interpretation of the Constitution”.
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