By Shibimol KG: The Kerala government on Tuesday said it will consider the proposal by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to pass a resolution in the state Assembly to fix a time limit for Governors to approve bills passed by respective assemblies.
Earlier in a letter, MK Stalin had proposed to pass a resolution in the Kerala Assembly similar to that passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislature to fix the time limit for Governors to approve the Bill.
In his reply, Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan wrote, “In Kerala too, certain bills passed by the Assembly after due deliberation have been kept pending by the Governor for a unduly long time, some for more than a year. This is despite the fact that the ministers and officials have personally visited and given the clarifications sought by the Governor.”
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“Even though the time period for giving assent to the bills is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, it has to be a reasonable one,” he said.
CM Vijayan said going by the experience of many states, the Justice MN Venkatachaliah Commission to review the working of the Constitution and the Justice MM Punchi Commission on Union-State Relations have recommended mentioning a time limit, within which the Governor has to take a decision on giving assent to bills, in Article 200.
“In this matter, we are ready to extend wholehearted cooperation to you and will consider the proposal in your letter with the utmost seriousness,” the Kerala CM wrote in the letter.
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