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2025-08-20 06:39:27.0

  • SG: withhold-whether it is a temporary act? or Supreme Court five or seven judge bench said it falls through. Suppose at border state, it passes a legislation dealing with [security], he can't assent or refer to President or return to the House because then he is bound, here he will have to withhold it- it has to be used rarely or sparingly

    CJI: four options, assent, withhold, reserves for President, according to you, withholding is withhold falls through? But then, it does not exercise resending for reconsideration, he will withhold it for time immemorial

    SG: it dies [the bill dies]

    J Narasimha: In TN, 12 Bills after first consultation, he withhold 10 but we are not talking about a situation where he communicates he witholds 10

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