Appearing for the Kerala government, former Attorney General KK Venugopal alleged that Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has signed three Ordinances, but when it comes to a Bill, he delays the signing for about two years. The senior lawyer argued that the Governor is yet to grant assent to eight Bills that were passed by the state legislature.
The Supreme Court in April last year had given the green signal for appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution.