Recommendations/Judgments on President’s Rule
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The Administrative Reforms Commission (1968) recommended that the report of the governor regarding the President’s rule has to be objective and also the governor should exercise his own judgment in this regard.
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The Rajamannar Committee (1971) recommended the deletion of Articles 356 and 357 from the Constitution of India. The necessary provisions for safeguards against arbitrary action of the ruling party at the Centre under Article 356 should be incorporated in the Constitution.
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The Sarkaria Commission (1988) recommended that Article 356 should be used in very rare cases when it becomes unavoidable to restore the breakdown of constitutional machinery in the State.
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S.R. Bommai Judgment (1994).
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The Supreme Court enlisted the situations where the exercise of power under Article 356 could be proper.
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One such situation is that of ‘Hung Assembly’, i.e. where after general elections to the assembly, no party secures a majority.
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Justice V.Chelliah Commission (2002) recommended that Article 356 must be used sparingly and only as a remedy of the last resort after exhausting all actions under Articles 256, 257 and 355.
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The Punchhi commission (2007) recommended that these Articles 355 & 356 be amended. It sought to protect the interests of the States by trying to curb their misuse by the Centre.