Article 200 of Indian constitution deals with the Governor's power to decide on bills passed by the state legislature.
Article 200 gives three options to the governor.1. If the Governor agrees with the bill, they will give their assent, and the bill becomes law.
2. If the Governor disagrees with the bill, they can withhold their assent. The Governor can also return the bill to the Legislature with a message requesting reconsideration.
3. In certain cases, the Governor can reserve a bill for the President's consideration. These are the cases related to concurrent list and national importance.
The Governor's power to withhold assent does not apply to Money Bills, which deal with financial matters like taxes and spending.
Supreme court recently interpreted the Article 200 and stated that Governors cannot keep bills pending indefinitely without any action.
Governors either have to send the bill for reconsideration to legislature or give his assent. Governors can also reserve bill for presidents consideration
If the legislature send the bill back ( with or without changes) after reconsideration, the governor is bound to give his assent to the bill.
The supreme court will soon examine the subjects for which the Governors can reserve the bill for presidents consideration.