Executive for Mains

Why Governor Office is seen as against Federal Structure? Misuse of discretionary powers by Governor in Choosing a Chief Minister […]

Context: The West Bengal Governor returned the recommendation of the Chief Minister to summon the Assembly. What is the Summoning of

Context: The Tamil Nadu Assembly has once again adopted a Bill, granting exemption from the mandatory National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) for

Context: Recent incidents of unjustified activism by Governor of various states. West Bengal Case The governor has been summoning the

Discretionary Powers: Article 161 of the Constitution provides the Governor with the power to “remit or commute the sentence of

Article 356 of the Constitution: Borrowed from the Government of India Act, 1935 (like Pakistan): ironically the original Act itself was

Background: The political crisis in Uttarakhand started when nine Congress MLAs, along with 27 BJP legislators, met Governor K. K.

Governor is the most debated and abused post of Indian constitution mainly because on one hand he act as head

Examples: Notification of Information Technologies (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 which inter alia expanded the scope of offences under the IPC