Presidential Reference

Presidential Reference: Supreme Court says timelines can't be fixed for Governors, President for bills' assent

The Presidential reference was made in May, soon after the judgment delivered by a two-judge bench in the Tamil Nadu Governor case, which laid down timelines for the President and the Governor to act on Bills.

Presidential reference hearing: Governor expected to act on bills within 'reasonable time', says Supreme Court

Article 200 governs powers of Governor regarding bills passed by the state legislature, allowing them to either assent to the bill, withhold assent, return the bill for reconsideration or reserve the bill for the consideration of President.

'Court can't refuse to answer constitutional question even if row political,' says Supreme Court in Presidential reference hearing

The Supreme Court said it would only interpret the Constitution while dealing with the Presidential reference on whether the court could impose timelines for governors and President to deal with bills passed by state assemblies.

Presidential Reference: Supreme Court raises concern over Governor's alleged power to withhold money bills

The case is being heard by a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar.

Auctions: Constitutional Clarity?

In April this year the President of India asked the Supreme Court whether the only permissible method for disposal of all natural resources across all sectors and in all circumstances is by the conduct of auctions?

SC verdict on 2G Prez reference: Key takeaways

The judgment was delivered with a clear majority - all 5 judges of the constitution bench have answered the four key questions and justice JS Khehar has also expanded adding a couple of supplementary points. What are the key takeaways from this

Auction for telecom spectrum, not all natural resources: SC

In a major relief for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that the auction order in the 2G scam was only restricted to telecom spectrum and not for all natural resources. The Supreme Court has held the 2G Presidential Reference as maintainable.

SC verdict on 2G presidential reference: Key issues

The Supreme Court will pronounce its much awaited opinion on government's 2G presidential reference on September 27. The opinion will be given by the constitution bench of the SC headed by chief justice, H Kapadia.

EGoM on telecom may meet in first week of Oct

The Empowered Group of Ministers on telecom, headed by finance minister P Chidambaram, may meet in the first week of October to decide on one-time fee for extra spectrum held by existing operators.

CPIL questions Presidential Reference in 2G scam hearing

CNBC-TV18's Malvika Jain reports on Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) questioning the sustainability of the Presidential Reference as the Supreme Court begins hearing in the 2G spectrum scam case

2G: SC to hear Presidential Reference on 10 July

The Supreme Court today decided to commence hearing on Presidential Reference from 10 July to provide its opinion on issues arising out of the 2G spectrum judgement.

Govt files Presidential reference in SC

The government today moved the Supreme Court with a Presidential Reference for its opinion on issues arising out of its 2G spectrum judgment including whether auctioning of natural resources across all sectors is mandatory and the verdict be given retrospective effect for radio waves granted since 1994.