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New Delhi: As the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the court cannot impose any timelines on governors and the President to grant assent to Bills passed by state Assemblies, at least 33 Bills in four Opposition-ruled states are pending for governor or presidential assent to date.

However, experts said the 10 Bills of Tamil Nadu which were granted deemed assent by Justice J B Pardiwala-led bench on April 8 by exercising its plenary power under Article 142 will not be affected as they have become laws and have been notified in the Gazette.

Among the 33 Bills awaiting assent by Governors or the President, 19 are from West Bengal, 10 from Karnataka, three from Telangana and at least one from Kerala.

Reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment, West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Baner

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