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Snapshot of the day

November 20, 2023

Pratik Kanjilal

“What was the governor doing for three years?”, an incredulous Supreme Court bench asked today as it began hearing pleas brought by Tamil Nadu and Kerala against their recalcitrant governors for sitting on a slew of laws passed by the state legislatures instead of granting (or denying) their assent. It issued notice to Arif Mohammed Khan, governor of Kerala. The matter will be heard again on Friday. “Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s act of withholding assent to Bills concerning universities in the State is nothing but constitutional tyranny,” says an editorial in The Hindu.  

In its sixth triumph ― after victories in 1987, 2003, 2007, 1999, 2015 ― Australia has, once again, shown they are the legends of the 22 yards. “It was supposed to be a coronation, with the Prime Minister handing the trophy to a nation’s heroes. But