Ordinance Making Power of President and Governor The Constitution of India under Articles 123 and 213 provides the President and the Governor, respectively, powers to promulgate ordinances but only when ‘immediate action’ is necessary and the Parliament or state legislature is not in session. Ordinances have the same force and effect as an act of…
State Council of Ministers In a parliamentary form of government, the Council of Ministers, headed by the Chief Minister, wields the real executive power in the political and administrative system of the state (federal unit). The Council of Ministers in the states function in a similar way as at the central level. Article 163 of…
Chief Minister Article 163 of the Indian Constitution states, “There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister (CM) at the head to aid and advise the Governor of the state in the exercise of his functions”. In the parliamentary form of government, the Chief Minister is the real executive authority in states….
Union Council of Ministers In a Parliamentary System, the Council of Ministers (CoM) headed by the Prime Minister wields the real executive authority. Articles 74 and 75 of the Constitution deal with the power and function of the Council of Ministers. Amendments in Article 74 42nd Constitutional Amendment: “There shall be a Council of Ministers with the PM…
Governor of States Article 153 of the Indian Constitution states that “there shall be a Governor for each state”. The Constitution of India establishes a Parliamentary form of Government at both central and state levels. Just as the President is the constitutional head of the state, the Governor is the constitutional head of a state…
The Parliamentary system of government is characterised by the presence of dual executives. The Union executive consists of the President, the Prime Minister, the Council of Ministers and the attorney general of India. The executive power of the government of India is vested in the President of India, who is the head of the Indian…
Prime Minister of India (PM) Article 74 of the Constitution provides that “there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice”. Thus, the real executive power vests in the Union…
Vice President of India Article 63 of the Indian Constitution provides that there shall be a Vice-President of India. The Vice President of India is the second highest Constitutional Post after the President. The position of the Indian Vice-President is modelled on the American Vice-President as s/he performs the dual role of Vice-President and the…