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“ We have only relaxed the timeline. At the same time, we have balanced it by saying the Governor cannot sit on a Bill endlessly. We have also provided for a limited judicial review based on the facts and circumstances of each case. You cannot have a straitjacket formula that in every Bill, if assent is not granted, it would be deemed to have been passed. In a routine Bill, one month is sufficient for a Governor to clear it. However, in Bills concerning Internal or external emergency, a Governor may not be able to take a call in a month. He may take three or four months,
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“ We don't think governors have unfettered power to sit over bills passed by state assemblies,
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“ Imposition of timelines will be antithetical to constitutional boundaries and will trample upon separation of powers,
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