The Centre in the Supreme Court on Tuesday opposed Kerala government's stand to withdraw its petition against Governor over the delay in approving bills passed by the state assembly.
The submission of senior advocate K K Venugopal, appearing for the Kerala government, before a bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi was opposed by solicitor general Tushar Mehta.
These are constitutional issues. It cannot be filed lightly and withdrawn lightywe are working on the issues involved, Mehta said.
Calling it strange, Venugopal asked how could his plea be opposed.
When a person of your stature withdraws then even withdrawal has to be taken seriously, Mehta added.
Venugopal said the petition, which was filed against the delay on the part of Governor in granting assent to bills, had become infructuous as the bills were sent to President later.
He said the aspect was challenged in a subsequent plea of the state government.
The bench acknowledged that the state had the r