{"id":6885,"date":"2025-05-15T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/president-questions-supreme-courts-power-to-impose-deadlines-on-assent-to-bills\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:54:30","slug":"president-questions-supreme-courts-power-to-impose-deadlines-on-assent-to-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885","title":{"rendered":"President Questions Supreme Court&#8217;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">In an unusual constitutional development, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has invoked Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on issues arising from its recent judgment concerning the timelines for the Governor and the President to grant assent to Bills passed by State Legislatures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; text-align:center\"><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">Article 143(1) empowers the President to refer to the Supreme Court any question of law or fact that is of public importance. Acting under this provision, President Murmu has formally questioned the Supreme Court&rsquo;s recent direction which introduced timelines for granting assent to Bills and held that non-compliance with such timelines would attract judicial scrutiny.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">The reference notes that the idea of an implied or automatic assent in case of delay is inconsistent with the constitutional scheme and significantly limits the powers of the President and the Governor. It emphasizes that Articles 200 and 201, which govern the process of assent, contain no timelines or specific procedures for how those powers are to be exercised.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">As part of the reference, the President has submitted <strong>14 detailed questions<\/strong> to the Supreme Court for its opinion:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">1. What are the constitutional options before a Governor when a Bill is presented to him under Article 200 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">2. Is the Governor bound by the aid &amp; advice tendered by the Council of Ministers while exercising all the options available with him when a Bill is presented before him under Article 200 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">3. Is the exercise of constitutional discretion by the Governor under Article 200 of the Constitution of India justiciable?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">4. Is Article 361 of the Constitution of India an absolute bar to the judicial review in relation to the actions of a Governor under Article 200 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">5. In the absence of a constitutionally prescribed time limit, and the manner of exercise of powers by the Governor, can timelines be imposed and the manner of exercise be prescribed through judicial orders for the exercise of all powers under Article 200 of the Constitution of India by the Governor?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">6. Is the exercise of constitutional discretion by the President under Article 201 of the Constitution of India justiciable?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">7. In the absence of a constitutionally prescribed timeline and the manner of exercise of powers by the President, can timelines be imposed and the manner of exercise be prescribed through judicial orders for the exercise of discretion by the President under Article 201 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">8. In light of the constitutional scheme governing the powers of the President, is the President required to seek advice of the Supreme Court by way of a reference under Article 143 of the Constitution of India and take the opinion of the Supreme Court when the Governor reserves a Bill for the President&#39;s assent or otherwise?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">9. Are the decisions of the Governor and the President under Article 200 and Article 201 of the Constitution of India, respectively, justiciable at a stage anterior into the law coming into force? Is it permissible for the Courts to undertake judicial adjudication over the contents of a Bill, in any manner, before it becomes law?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">10. Can the exercise of constitutional powers and the orders of\/by the President \/ Governor be substituted in any manner under Article 142 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">11. Is a law made by the State legislature a law in force without the assent of the Governor granted under Article 200 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">12. In view of the proviso to Article 145(3) of the Constitution of India, is it not mandatory for any bench of this Hon&#39;ble Court to first decide as to whether the question involved in the proceedings before it is of such a nature which involves substantial questions of law as to the interpretation of constitution and to refer it to a bench of minimum five Judges?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">13. Do the powers of the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution of India limited to matters of procedural law or Article 142 of the Constitution of India extends to issuing directions \/passing orders which are contrary to or inconsistent with existing substantive or procedural provisions of the Constitution or law in force?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">14. Does the Constitution bar any other jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to resolve disputes between the Union Government and the State Governments except by way of a suit under Article 131 of the Constitution of India?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">The President&rsquo;s reference follows a ruling by a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, delivered in a case filed by the State of Tamil Nadu. In that decision, the Court observed that while Articles 200 and 201 do not specify any timeline for action on Bills, these provisions must be interpreted in a way that does not allow indefinite inaction. It further held that the President must decide on a Bill reserved under Article 201 within a period of three months from the date of receipt, and any delay beyond this period must be supported by reasons conveyed to the concerned State.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">This ruling has drawn criticism from several quarters, including the Vice President of India, <strong>Jagdeep Dhankhar<\/strong>, who expressed strong reservations:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><em>&quot;There is a directive to the President by a recent judgement. Where are we heading? What is happening in the country? We have to be extremely sensitive. It is not a question of someone filing a review or not. We never bargained for democracy for this day. President being called upon to decide in a time-bound manner and if not, it becomes law. So we have judges who will legislate, who will perform executive functions, who will act as super Parliament and absolutely have no accountability because law of the land does not apply to them.&quot;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\">With this formal reference now before it, the Supreme Court is expected to constitute a Bench to examine and respond to the questions raised by the President.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <hr \/>\n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">Source- News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an unusual constitutional development, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has invoked Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on issues arising from its recent judgment concerning the timelines for the Governor and the President to grant assent to Bills passed by State Legislatures. Article 143(1) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":8672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supreme-court"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>President Questions Supreme Court&#039;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills - Lawful Talks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Questions Supreme Court&#039;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In an unusual constitutional development, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has invoked Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on issues arising from its recent judgment concerning the timelines for the Governor and the President to grant assent to Bills passed by State Legislatures. Article 143(1) [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lawful Talks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-15T03:35:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-21T11:54:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lawful Talks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lawful Talks\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lawful Talks\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/07ec0ee313288bdfcdd7c51fec46e29e\"},\"headline\":\"President Questions Supreme Court&#8217;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-15T03:35:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-21T11:54:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885\"},\"wordCount\":980,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Supreme Court\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885\",\"name\":\"President Questions Supreme Court's Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills - Lawful Talks\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-15T03:35:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-21T11:54:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg\",\"width\":850,\"height\":650},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?p=6885#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"President Questions Supreme Court&#8217;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lawful Talks\",\"description\":\"Trusted Legal News and Thoughtful Analysis.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lawful Talks\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Lawful Talks\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/07ec0ee313288bdfcdd7c51fec46e29e\",\"name\":\"Lawful Talks\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2b9e917e7e1943f267dbf4e133b134bc54fd934e1f04791c773d810a253fa5ed?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2b9e917e7e1943f267dbf4e133b134bc54fd934e1f04791c773d810a253fa5ed?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2b9e917e7e1943f267dbf4e133b134bc54fd934e1f04791c773d810a253fa5ed?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lawful Talks\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\\\/?author=127\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"President Questions Supreme Court's Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills - Lawful Talks","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"President Questions Supreme Court's Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills","og_description":"In an unusual constitutional development, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has invoked Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on issues arising from its recent judgment concerning the timelines for the Governor and the President to grant assent to Bills passed by State Legislatures. Article 143(1) [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885","og_site_name":"Lawful Talks","article_published_time":"2025-05-15T03:35:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-21T11:54:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":850,"height":650,"url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lawful Talks","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lawful Talks","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885"},"author":{"name":"Lawful Talks","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/person\/07ec0ee313288bdfcdd7c51fec46e29e"},"headline":"President Questions Supreme Court&#8217;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills","datePublished":"2025-05-15T03:35:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-21T11:54:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885"},"wordCount":980,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg","articleSection":["Supreme Court"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885","name":"President Questions Supreme Court's Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills - Lawful Talks","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-05-15T03:35:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-21T11:54:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/974609c85087d068fd7e556cbdcb8af7_2.jpeg","width":850,"height":650},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6885#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"President Questions Supreme Court&#8217;s Power to Impose Deadlines on Assent to Bills"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/","name":"Lawful Talks","description":"Trusted Legal News and Thoughtful Analysis.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#organization","name":"Lawful Talks","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/open-graph-image-lawful-talks.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Lawful Talks"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/#\/schema\/person\/07ec0ee313288bdfcdd7c51fec46e29e","name":"Lawful Talks","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b9e917e7e1943f267dbf4e133b134bc54fd934e1f04791c773d810a253fa5ed?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b9e917e7e1943f267dbf4e133b134bc54fd934e1f04791c773d810a253fa5ed?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b9e917e7e1943f267dbf4e133b134bc54fd934e1f04791c773d810a253fa5ed?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Lawful Talks"},"url":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?author=127"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8671,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885\/revisions\/8671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}