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J Nath: even if as soon as possible was not there, the Governor was expected to act in reasonable time.

Datar: when constitution makers contemplated six weeks to as soon as possible...as Venugopal puts it, there is money bill or an appropriation bill, can you stop it? all these are components of well-oiled engine. Constitution contemplates all work in harmony. Can you impose timelines? Yes. If mylords can bring due process in Article 21, overturn AK Gopalan...In how many times, the Court put timelines? hardly in 2 to 3 takes. If mylords can all Governors will give assent in 3 months, and litigants can go to the court after that, there is no reason to complain.

I have taken plea of constitutional trust- Lon Fuller takes about congruence-making and implementation of law. Setting a timelimit is essential for constitutional congruence, it makes explicit what was implicit.

Doctrine of constitutional trust-one passage from Seervai. Basically, what they said is there is a belief that highest constitutional functionaries will discharge their functions