The Supreme Court on Friday (July 25, 2025) allowed the State of Kerala to withdraw two petitions filed against its State Governor’s delay in clearing crucial Bills despite stiff resistance from the Centre.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha, Attorney General R. Venkataramani said the State was withdrawing on the strength of an April 8 judgment in an identical case concerning the Tamil Nadu Governor. “This is not just a simple withdrawal,” Mr. Venkataramani addressed the court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta asked the court to tag the Kerala petitions against its Governor with a Presidential Reference pending before a Constitution Bench.
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The April 8 judgment has prescribed a maximum three-month deadline for both the President and State Governors to act on State Bills sent to them for approval or reserved for consideration under Articles 200 and 201, respectively, of the Constitution.
