The Supreme Court will pronounce its opinion tomorrow in the reference made by the President of India under Article 143, raising 14 questions related to the timelines for granting assent to Bills by the President and the Governor under Articles 200/201 of the Constitution.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar heard the matter for ten days and reserved its opinion on September 11.

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.

During the hearing, the Court clarified many times that it won't be sitting in appea

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