The Supreme Court will on Thursday deliver its verdict on the Presidential Reference concerning whether specific timelines can be prescribed for Governors and the President to grant assent to Bills.

A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai, will pronounce the verdict on the matter.

The matter arose from a plea filed by the Tamil Nadu government, challenging Governor RN Ravi’s decision to refer the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to the President instead of granting assent himself.

Earlier in October, the apex court had asked the Tamil Nadu government to await its order, assuring that the matter would be decided before November

21.

During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi argued that the Governor cannot re

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