Singhvi: third option- each of the three are... ... Supreme Court Hearing-Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent-DAY-5 : Live Updates

Singhvi: third option- each of the three are mutually exclusive since disjunctive 'or' is used. Valluri says these are non-overlapping options. It is contrary against everything to allow Governor to use reference after return

CJI: suppose he find repugnacy to the central statute and reconsiders and if legislative passes without any modification, it can't be reserved?

Singhvi: he's reference is bound by aid and advice in the first option. On second basis, I send him bill and he finds

CJI: in his wisdom he gives an opportunity to the legislature and if better sense prevails

Singhvi: he can do by referring it first but he can't do it second because it then violates the first proviso. If there is repugnancy, he is not a judicial reviewer. Somebody said, the elected government has duty to do right but it can do wrong and that's why it is the court which can set it right

J Narasimha: CJI's question was on the interpretation of the proviso