Versuchen GOLD - Frei

Reforms Needed to Eliminate Misuse of Gubernatorial Powers

The Morning Standard

|

April 13, 2025

The Supreme Court gave a landmark verdict on the Governor's power in the Tamil Nadu case. It ruled that Governor RN Ravi's decision to withhold assent to 10 key bills was 'illegal' and 'arbitrary'. It also declared that the bills were deemed to be cleared from the date it was presented to the governor.

- Anand Neelakantan

Reforms Needed to Eliminate Misuse of Gubernatorial Powers

It isn't the first time that governors have worked as political tools of the union government. Many act as if they are viceroys of a distant colonial power reigning over vassal kingdoms instead of being the ceremonial constitutional heads of the state governments. The governor, in theory, is bound by the advice of the council of state ministers and has to serve as the vital link between the union government and state governments.

However, the system of nominating arbitrary people for such a constitutional post is flawed. The president of India, the prime minister of India, and the chief ministers of India are elected, but governors are selected. Nominees are bound to remain loyal to those who nominated them. Since 1950, many governors have acted on their obligation to the union government rather than the constitution or morality. There have been instances of blatant partiality by this nominated authority when state legislative elections threw up hung assemblies. Since adopting the Indian constitution in 1950, the union government has used Article 356, which gives it vast powers to dismiss the state governments, 134 times.

WEITERE GESCHICHTEN VON The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

‘Bihar kids need to dream of startups, not hands up’

AHEAD of the second phase of the Bihar assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the people of Bihar “do not want a katta sarkaar”.

time to read

2 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

FROM RISKY FLICKS TO POLITICAL TWIST

HE is complicated. A man who soared high from scratch acquiring in the process legions of fans but then, like a tragic Greek hero, crashed only to be derided by the same people who had once feted him.

time to read

3 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

11 achievers presented with Devi Awards

Women's economic participation is a question of national strength and growth, says IT czar Kris Gopalakrishnan

time to read

2 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Bihar, SIR to dominate Dec 1-19 Winter Session

Opposition hits out at govt over short session of Parliament

time to read

1 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

New Delhi backs Brazil on tropical forest facility

INDIA welcomed Brazil's initiative to establish the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Leaders' Summit at COP30 in Belem, recognising it as a significant step towards collective and sustained global action for the preservation of tropical forests.

time to read

1 min

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

AAP slams BJP over delay in opening 1,470-bed Shalimar Bagh hospital

THE Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of neglecting public healthcare by keeping the newly built 1,470-bed government hospital in Shalimar Bagh non-operational.

time to read

2 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

PM says accessibility to justice is foundation of social justice

Says language of law should be local and simple to enhance compliance, reduce litigation

time to read

2 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

UPS and FedEx ground their fleets of MD-11 jet after deadly Kentucky crash

UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes \"out of an abundance of caution\" following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.

time to read

1 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Iron ore pipeline from C'garh to AP via Odisha okayed

THE Ministry of Steel, Government of India, has approved ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS India) for the establishment of an iron ore slurry pipeline connecting Chhattisgarh to Andhra Pradesh via Odisha.

time to read

1 mins

November 09, 2025

The Morning Standard

The Morning Standard

Canada got intel on Nijjar's killing from UK spies: Report

A new documentary has claimed that British spy call intercepts helped Canada draw alleged links between India and the 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

time to read

1 min

November 09, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size