New Chief Justice of India B R Gavai faces first challenge :::: President asks top court to clarify 14 points on Governor's powers

President flags overreach, asks top court to clarify 14 points on Governor's powers

The newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India (CJI), BR Gavai, faces his first challenge in addressing the President's question on whether the Supreme Court can set a timeline for governors and the President, as observed by a two-judge bench in a landmark judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case.

President seeks opinion via Article 143 on Tamil Nadu Governor judgement

Issues include misuse of Supreme Court powers and justiciability of Governor's decisions

Chief Justice of India to form Constitution bench to address 14 presidential questions

At a time when the gap between the judiciary and the executive is widening, Justice B R Gavai, who was sworn in as the country's top-ranking judicial officer on Wednesday, will face several pressing questions to begin with -- from setting a timeline for the Governor and President’s assent to bills, to the use of the Supreme Court’s extraordinary powers under Article 142 to deliver complete justice.  

The President wants to know whether the Supreme Court can set a timeline for Governors and the President, as observed by a two-judge bench in a landmark judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case.

The President has used the powers conferred under Article 143 of the Constitution to seek advice on the Supreme Court's decision in the landmark Tamil Nadu governor judgement, with President Droupadi Murmu asking the top court: 

How can Supreme Court put a timeline when the Constitution does not?"