Playing with fire: SC slams Punjab governor for delaying bills
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The Supreme Court on Friday slammed Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit for failing to give assent to bills passed by the Punjab Assembly, warning that he was "playing with fire." The bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud ruled that the governor doesn't have the power to withhold assent to bills by doubting the constitutional validity of an assembly session in which the bills were passed.