The two-month long hearings in the Presidential Reference saw the five-judge Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai repeatedly clarify that it is not sitting in appeal over an April 8 judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case nor is it planning to overrule the two-judge Bench verdict.

The President had invoked the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution to seek an opinion on 14 questions, including whether the apex court could “impose” timelines and prescribe the manner of conduct of Governors and the President under Articles 200 and 201 while dealing with State Bills sent for assent or reserved for consideration, respectively.

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Incidentally, the Reference was issued merely a month, on

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