Supreme Court of India · 1961-12-05
PURUSHOTHAMAN NAMBUDIRI vs THE STATE OF KERALA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1961/137
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PURUSHOTHAMAN NAMBUDIRI
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF KERALA
- Bench
- GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SARKAR, A.K.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that under Article 196 of the Constitution of India, a Bill pending assent from the President does not lapse upon the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly. The Court clarified that the new Assembly can reconsider the Bill without violating Article 201, and there is no time limit for the President to decide on the Bill. The challenge to the Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1960 was dismissed, affirming the validity of the assent given by the President after the Assembly's dissolution.