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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 7733
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, CJ, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT, J, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH, J, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR, J
IN RE : ASSENT WITHHOLDING OR RESERVATION OF BILLS BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA VS.
PETITION FOR SPECIAL REFERENCE CASE NO. 1/2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Aman Mehta
For the Respondents: Mr. R. Venkataramani, Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Mr. Raman Yadav, Mr. Gaurang Bhushan, Mr. Bhuvan Kapoor, Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Mr. Bharat Bagla, Mr. Sourav Singh, Mr. Aditya Krishna, Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Ms. Chitransha Singh Sikarwar, Ms. Eliza Barr, Mr. K.K.Venugopal, Mr. P V Surenderanath, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mr. Gopal Subramanium, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Mr. P Wilson, Mr. T. Harish Kumar, Mr. Mohit Siwach, Ms. Natasha Maheshwari, Mr. Mohd Irshad, Ms. Gauri Subramaniam, Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Dr. Charu Mathur, Ms. Avani Bansal, Mr. Prasenjeet Mohapatra, Ms. Prerna Singh, Mr. Krishna Rastogi, Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Ms. Sugandha Anand, Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma, Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Ms. Anindita Mitra, Mr. Vishal Sinha, Mr. Madhav Gupta, Mr. Naman Sherstra, Mr. Shailendra Mani Tripathi, Ms. Shubham P. Chopra, Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Ms. Ripul Swati Kumari, Mr. Aditya Agarwal, Mr. Samarth Kashyap, Mr. Arijeet Shukla, Mr. Raktim Gogoi, Ms. Ishika Neogi
The judgment underscores procedural compliance and timelines in hearings for special references involving assent and legislative matters.
Headnote:The petition for special reference regarding the assent, withholding, or reservation of bills by the Governor and the President of India was considered. The court determined a schedule for the hearing of written submissions. Key findings included ensuring adherence to the time schedule and allowing interlocutory applications for intervention. Key issues involve the maintainability of the reference, with a structured hearing planned for the involved parties. The court highlighted the critical procedural provisions for presenting arguments and emphasized compliance with timelines. The schedule for hearing and written submissions is mandated with strict adherence requirements.
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| 1. scheduling of hearings and submissions. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court observations on procedural adherence and compliance. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. final decision allowing interlocutory applications. (Para 10 , 11) |
Date : 29-07-2025 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR (By Courts Motion)
For Respondent(s): Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Gaurang Bhushan, Adv.
Mr. Bhuvan Kapoor, Adv. Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Adv.
Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.i Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv. Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.
Ms. Chitransha Singh Sikarwar, Adv.
Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by POOJA SHARMA Date: 202 5.0 7.29 Ms. Eliza Barr, Adv. Reaso n: Ms. Disha Singh, AOR Mr. Prashant Kumar Umrao, AOR Mr. K.K.Venugopal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. P V Surenderanath, Sr. Adv.
Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR Mr. Sidhant Kohli, Adv.
Ms. Meena K Poulose, Adv. Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Manindejit Singh Bedi, Adv. Gen.
Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vivek Jain, A.A.G.
Mr. Rajat Bhardwaj, A.A.G. Mr. Maninder Singh, A.A.G.
Mr. Karan Sharma, AOR Mr. Mohit Siwach, Adv.
Mr. Sidhant Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Natasha Maheshwari, Adv.
Mr. Mohd Irshad, Adv.
Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.
Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv Mr. Gopal Subramanium, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Shashikaran Shetty, A.G.
Mr. Prateek Chadha, AAG Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, AAG Mr. Aman Panwar, AAG Ms. Tarannum Cheema, AAG Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, AAG Mr. Nishanth Patil, AAG Mr. Naveen Sharma, AOR Ms. Swati Bhushan Sharma, Adv.
Mr. S.K. Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv.
Ms. Gauri Subramaniam, Adv.
Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv.
Mr. Manish Kumar, AOR Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv.
Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. P Wilson, Sr. Adv.
Mr. T. Harish Kumar, AOR Mr. Apoorv Malhotra, Adv.
Mr. Sidharth Seem, Adv.
Mr. Deepak Jain, Adv.
Mr. Keshav, Adv.
Mr. Sabir, Adv.
Mr. Lokesh Krishn, Adv.
Mr. Eklavya Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Raktim Gogoi, Adv.
Mr. Kartikeya Singh, Adv.
Mr. Shivam Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Shubham Kothari, Adv.
Mr. Shubham P. Chopra, Adv.
Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Adv. Gen. State Of Sikkim/Sr. Adv.
Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR Ms. Ripul Swati Kumari, Adv.
Mr. Krishna Rastogi, Adv.
Mr. Arijeet Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Samarth Kashyap, Adv.
Mr. Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General Mr. Prasenjeet Mohapatra, Adv.
Ms. Samapika Biswal, AOR Ms. Mehak Kumar, Adv.
Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Dhananjay Dutta Shrimali, Adv.
Dr. Charu Mathur, AOR Ms. Avani Bansal, Adv. Ms. Parika Singh, Adv. Ms. Ankita Sharma, AOR Mr. Arjun D. Singh, Adv.
Ms. Ishika Neogi, Adv.
Mr. Anup Rattan, AG Mr. Vaibhav Srivastava, AAG Mr. Puneet R., AAG Ms. Sugandha Anand, AOR Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, AAG Ms. Nidhi Jaswal, AOR Mr. Vivek Sharma, AOR Dr. Vijay Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Adv. Mr. Vishal Sinha, Adv.
Mr. Shailendra Mani Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Madhav Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Naman Sherstra, Adv.
Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vishal Sinha, Adv.
Mr. Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj, Adv.
Mr. Madhav Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Anindita Mitra, AOR Mr. Devajit Saikia, AG Mr. Chinmoy Pradip Sharma, Sr. AAG Ms. Diksha Rai, AOR Ms. Atiga Singh, Adv. Ms. Purvat Wali, Adv. Mr. Piyush Vyas, Adv.
Mr. Irfan Hasieb, Adv.
Mr. Vijay Deora, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Agarwal, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. The parties shall file their written submissions on or prior to 12th August, 2025.
2. Mr. Aman Mehta, learned counsel, would act as a Nodal Counsel on behalf of the Union of India and those parties, who are supporting the stand of Union of India.
3. Ms. Mi
