Ten bills passed by Karnataka legislature pending for President's assent: Officials
Bengaluru (PTI): At least 10 bills passed by the Karnataka legislature including one meant for providing four per cent reservation for Muslims in contracts in civil works are pending for Presidential assent, official sources here said on Thursday.
According to them, no bill is pending before the Kanrataka Governor for approval.
The number of Bills pending for the President and Governor gains significance in the backdrop of the Supreme Court on Thursday holding that the court cannot impose any timelines on the two to grant assent to Bills passed by state assemblies. At the same time, the SC said Governors do not have unfettered powers to sit on the Bills for "perpetuity".
In its unanimous opinion on the Presidential Reference, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai also held that "indefinite delay" by the Governors will be open to "limited judicial scrutiny" and that deemed assent of Bills cannot be granted by the apex court by using its plenary power under Article 142. Deemed assent would amount to virtual takeover of the role of a "separate constitutional authority," it said.
Among the bills from the state pending for the President's assent include The Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2025. It provides for reserving for Muslims, four per cent of contracts in civil works valued up to Rs 2 crore, and goods/services contracts up to Rs 1 crore. It was referred to the centre in June 2025.
The Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was referred to centre in June 2025. The Bill proposes to collect five per cent from temples whose gross income is between Rs 10 lakh and less than Rs one crore and 10 per cent from temples whose income is above Rs one crore, to be put into a Common Pool Fund, administered by 'Rajya Dharmika Parishath', which is proposed to be used for Archakas' (priests) welfare and upkeep of 'C' category temples (state controlled) whose annual income is less than Rs five lakh.
Also pending for President's approval are: the Karnataka Public Service Commission (Conduct of Business and Additional Functions) Bill, 2025, referred in July 2025; the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2015, referred in May 2015; the Karnataka Mineral Rights and Mineral Bearing Lands) Tax Bill, 2024, referred in April 2025; the Registration (Karnataka Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, referred in September 2025.
The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2025, referred in September 2025; the Karnataka Devadasi (Prevention, Prohibition, Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2025, referred in September 2025; the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2022, referred in March 2022; and the Notaries (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2025, referred in April 2025 also await Presidential assent.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, that is pending since 2015, seeks to make the mother tongue or Kannada as the medium of instruction for Classes 1-5.
This bill was introduced after the Supreme Court in 2014 rejected Karnataka;s case and said that the government cannot "impose the mother tongue" in primary education.
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Man thrown 50 ft into air as powerful storm lashes UP's Bareilly
Bareilly (PTI): In a shocking incident, a man was flung nearly 50 ft into the air along with a tin roof and thrown into a field during a powerful storm in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, where the adverse weather claimed at least four lives.
The man in the video, Nanhe Mian of Bamiyana village, suffered multiple injuries in the incident that occurred on Wednesday.
In a video of the incident doing the rounds on social media, the man is seen being launched into the air while he is holding onto the tin roof. He then lets go, does a somersault in the air and lands in the adjacent field.
Initially, some social media users expressed disbelief over the video and suspected that it was generated using artificial intelligence. But for Nanhe, an e-rickshaw driver, it is all too real.
Nanhe, around 50 years old, said on Thursday that he had gone to a wedding hall to collect some items when the storm intensified.
"The wind was so strong that the tin shed started making loud noises. I thought if I did not hold onto it, it would be blown away in the storm. So, I immediately grabbed a rope tied to the shed," he said.
"Then a very strong gust came and lifted both the shed and me into the air. I was carried nearly 50 ft into the air before the storm weakened and I fell to the ground," he said.
Nanhe, who lives with his wife and their five children, said he suffered injuries on his head, back, arms and legs. These include a fractured arm and leg.
Bareilly Police said in a statement that Nahne was standing inside the wedding hall in Bamiyana when strong winds and rain tore the tin roof of the structure.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government, at least 89 people were killed and around 50 injured in storm and rain-related incidents across the state on Wednesday.
Several animals were also killed and houses and shops were damaged in many places.
In Bareilly, four people were killed between 8.30 am and 11.30 pm on Wednesday, nine animals perished and around 30 houses suffered heavy damage, officials said.
Meet Nanhe Miyan of Bareilly, UP.
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During a severe storm at a wedding venue, he was lifted into the air along with a tin shed he was holding onto.
He flew high before crashing to the ground, breaking both arms and legs. Now hospitalised.pic.twitter.com/D616Z5X23L
