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Polity · Federalism

The Supreme Court gave Governors a deadline. Seven months later, it took the clock away

In 2025 India's top court gave two different answers to one question: what can a state do when its Governor simply sits on a Bill? The second answer is the one that stands. It closes the shortcut the first one opened, and leaves the original problem only half solved.

18 October 20268 min readGS-II
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