Governor’s rejection does not mean death of Bill: Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court, in a 27 page judgment, has clarified that the rejection of a Bill by a Governor does not mean its death.
- The judgment explains that the substantive portion of Article 200 of the Constitution provides the Governor with three options when presented with a Bill
- Consent to the proposed law
- Withhold consent
- Reserve the Bill for the consideration of the President.
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- Supreme Court also observed that the Governor is under Article 168 a part of the legislature and is bound by the constitutional regime.
- The judgment is based on a petition filed by the Punjab government against its Governor.
Startup Thamizha launched
- T.M. Anbarasan, Minister for MSME, launched ‘Startup Thamizha’.
- It is Tamil Nadu’s first Business Pitch Reality TV show.
- It aims to identify 50 promising startups from across the state and to facilitate funding for their ventures from reputed entrepreneurs, and angel investors.
- It is a novel initiative of StartupTN which is Tamil Nadu’s nodal agency for Startup and innovation.
