Supreme Court to Review Kerala and West Bengal's Pleas on Pending Bills

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider pleas from Kerala and West Bengal alleging the denial of assent to bills passed by their legislative assemblies. Kerala claims its bills were referred to the President and remain pending, while West Bengal contends its governor is withholding assent on eight bills. Notices have been issued to relevant authorities.

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the separate pleas of opposition-ruled Kerala and West Bengal, alleging the denial of assent to bills passed by the respective legislative assemblies.

Kerala also alleged that Governor Arif Mohammed Khan referred certain bills to President Droupadi Murmu and those were yet to be cleared.

Taking note of the pleas, the top court issued notices to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the secretaries of Kerala Governor Khan and his West Bengal counterpart CV Ananda Bose and sought their replies within three weeks.

(With inputs from agencies.)