SC Advisory on Governors Not Well Thought-out, Will Add Confusion Rather Than Resolve Problems

Both Justice Madan Lokur, a former judge of the Supreme Court, and Dushyant Dave, a well-known lawyer and a former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, have strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s advisory opinion given in response to the presidential reference on how Governors and the President should handle legislation. Both believe that the advisory opinion is not well-thought through and will add to the confusion. Both gentlemen also believe that if Governors start taking interminable time to pass legislation, it will place India’s federalism in danger. Both men also believe that the Supreme Court should not have entertained the presidential reference seeking an advisory opinion.