Presidential Reference: Supreme Court verdict on November 20 on fixing timeline for President, Governors to clear bills

The Supreme Court is scheduled on Thursday (November 20, 2025) to pronounce its advisory opinion on a Presidential Reference questioning the apex court’s authority to “impose” timelines and prescribe the manner of conduct of Governors and the President while dealing with State bills sent to them for assent or reserved for consideration.

Reserving the arguments in September, the five-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai had made it clear that the Centre should not expect the apex court to “sit idle” and powerless if a constitutional authority failed to discharge his duties.