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Sharma: Article 123- power of president to promulgate ordinance and similar power Governor has- at anytime if the President is satisfied that situation is such for him to require for promulgation-this is not a legislative power- it has a short life but all these ordinance go back to the house in the first sitting and government of the day, if it doesn't want to retain, it can take it away.

Mr Soliciter referred to legislative powers and that's why I referred.

On assent- very carefully stipulated that there is no discretion. The federal structure, part of basic structure, has a unitary bias designed to reconcline the unity of states and is that this reference brings forth very sharply- both derive their authority from constitution, states have their autonomy and it has to be borne in mind that centre-state relations duties are very well-defined.