SC urges Tamil Nadu CM, Governor to break the ice over hot tea
The Hindu
SC urges TN CM, Governor to meet over tea to break deadlock; AG asked to look into issue. Gov. had withheld assent to 10 Bills, referred them to President, SC had observed Gov. can't do that.
The Supreme Court on December 13 urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Governor R.N. Ravi to break the ice over hot tea, saying the “business of the government and the business of governance” should not suffer from the ensuing deadlock over the clearance of 10 crucial Bills.
The Tamil Nadu government informed a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that the Governor has invited the Chief Minister for tea. Mr. Stalin has accepted the invitation.
“Let there be a break in the deadlock. Let them meet. This is not a one-off issue… Ultimately there should be some way out of this impasse, not only for now, but for the future… There should be a channel of communication open between the Chief Minister and the Governor. At least let them start talking to each other. The business of government and the business of governance have to go on,” Chief Justice Chandrachud said.
Senior advocates A.M. Singhvi, P. Wilson and advocate Sabarish Subramanian, for Tamil Nadu, said the meeting may “break the ice” but the beverage may not resolve the “constitutional problem” triggered by the Governor’s decision to refer the Bills, re-enacted by the State Assembly, to the President for consideration instead of granting assent under Article 200 of the Constitution.
“Neither tea nor stiffer beverages can solve the constitutional problem… All this is very nice, but you [Governor] cannot send the Bills to the President,” Mr. Singhvi said.
Mr. Singhvi and Mr. Wilson, however, said the Chief Minister, in the meantime, was “more than willing to meet the Governor”. They asked the court to defer the case to January.
The State government said the issue should not be further complicated by the President acting on the Bills by January. “Let there be a status quo,” Mr. Singhvi urged.
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