Book Launch: ‘Heads Held High: Salvaging State Governors For 21st Century India′ A Digital Book By NAVI Books, Vidhi's Digital-Only Publishing Website
2 years ago

Book Launch: ‘Heads Held High: Salvaging State Governors For 21st Century India′ A Digital Book By NAVI Books, Vidhi's Digital-Only Publishing Website

Live Law  

Date: March 16th, 2023 Time: 6:00 PM Venue: India International Centre, Seminar Hall Nos. ABOUT THE BOOK: Governors routinely find themselves in the middle of political controversies and crises in India. While, at first glance, they may seem to be ceremonial figureheads with limited powers, these same narrow functions transform them overnight into kingmakers for state governments, or overseers who can reconsider laws, discern emergencies, and sanction sensitive criminal prosecutions. In Heads Held High, authors Shankar Narayanan, Kevin James and Lalit Panda present a full picture of this controversial office, from its colonial origins to its incorporation into the Constitution and the manner in which it has functioned since 1950.

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Governors are interfaces between Centre & states: PM Modi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Governors are interfaces between Centre & states: PM Modi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged governors to play the role of an effective bridge between the Centre and states and interact with people and social organisations in a manner that would co-opt the underprivileged. Speaking on the first day of the two-day Conference of Governors inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Modi said the …

Daily Quiz | On Governors in India
1 year ago

Daily Quiz | On Governors in India

The Hindu  

Daily Quiz | On Governors in India Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /5 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | He is the current Governor of one of the States in India. Ravi, Tamil Nadu SHOW ANSWER 2 / 5 | He is the 22nd Governor of one of the States. YES NO …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre tackles states
1 year, 4 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre tackles states

Deccan Chronicle  

The post of the governor remains a constitutional anomaly. Article 53 vests the executive power of the Union in the President and Article 154 vests the executive power of the state with the governor, and Article 174 says: “There shall be a council of ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President…” Article 163 …

Unheeded advice: The Hindu Editorial on the conduct of Governors
1 year, 4 months ago

Unheeded advice: The Hindu Editorial on the conduct of Governors

The Hindu  

Ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court raise concerns about the conduct of some Governors. The key issue that has forced State governments to approach the court for redress is the perverse manner in which incumbents in Raj Bhavan have used the absence of a time-frame for granting assent to Bills to harass and frustrate elected regimes. With the court noting …

Demand for recalling Governor revived
1 year, 7 months ago

Demand for recalling Governor revived

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The demand for the recalling of Governor R N Ravi by the President was revived on Wednesday by the TNCC president K S Alagiri, who said the Governor had acted beyond the powers bestowed on him by the Constitution by not approving of the appointments made by the State government to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, including former …

KCR agrees as Kejriwal, Mann say Governors have become a hinderance
1 year, 9 months ago

KCR agrees as Kejriwal, Mann say Governors have become a hinderance

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Delhi and Punjab Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday yet again took on the office of the Governor complaining about how the institution of the Governor was being misused by the BJP government at the Centre. Kejriwal and Mann were in Hyderabad to meet Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and addressed a press conference along …

Governors: Instrument of Politics or Vigilance? - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Governors: Instrument of Politics or Vigilance? - News18

News 18  

In the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been at loggerheads with Lieutenant Governor V.K. The Governor then was Homi Mody, a distinguished industrialist from Bombay “with a reputation for ability and patriotism without political influence.” Dr. Pant, then, at his peak of political influence, announced the appointment of a minister even without informing the governor, …

Governors should shun politics: C P Radhakrishnan
2 years, 1 month ago

Governors should shun politics: C P Radhakrishnan

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Veteran BJP leader and newly appointed Governor of Jharkhand, C P Radhakrishan, said that it was not proper for those holding the gubernatorial post to talk politics or display political aspirations as they should leave their past and concentrate on development. Similarly political leaders, on becoming Governors, should put aside political aspirations, he said, triggering speculations in the grapevine …

Honour of office: On new Governors of States appointed by the Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Honour of office: On new Governors of States appointed by the Centre

The Hindu  

A former judge of the Supreme Court of India and a former Indian Army commander are among the new Governors of States appointed by the Centre on Sunday. In recent years, Governors have sought to play a political role in States such as Jharkhand, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, creating a train of controversies. Earlier too, retired police and …

Why the governor rejigs matter
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the governor rejigs matter

Hindustan Times  

A set of gubernatorial assignments announced by Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday, appointing six new governors and shuffling seven others, holds important clues. Mr Kataria’s appointment may be seen as the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s first move to overhaul the state unit, which needs to resolve its internal factionalism, but it remains to be seen whether the party decides to implement …

Changing politics, incompatible Governors
2 years, 2 months ago

Changing politics, incompatible Governors

The Hindu  

The Governors are once again becoming public spectacles in many States, as seen in Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Delhi, and in a few others earlier. Atal Bihari Vajpayee detected this shift early and made a remarkable attempt at coalition building that reflected much sensitivity to the new role that States were called upon to play. …

EDITOR’S NOTE | How Governor-Chief Minister tussles are playing out across various opposition-ruled States
2 years, 3 months ago

EDITOR’S NOTE | How Governor-Chief Minister tussles are playing out across various opposition-ruled States

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:50 IST The Constitution is pretty clear. Article 154 says: “Nothing in this article shall be deemed to transfer to the Governor any functions conferred by any existing law on any other authority.” In other words, the Constitution does not allow the Governor to take upon himself or herself the roles conferred by the people …

The Governor is under the Constitution, not above it
2 years, 4 months ago

The Governor is under the Constitution, not above it

The Hindu  

In recent years, there has been a grave erosion of constitutional provisions, constitutional morality, and constitutional ethos being witnessed among various constitutional bodies. Acting in harmony The Supreme Court, in Shamsher Singh vs State of Punjab and Anr., decided on this issue in 1974: The Governor exercises “all his powers and functions” by making rules for the convenient transactions of …

Govt vs Guv: Why 3 Chief Ministers in South India Have Declared War on the Raj Bhavan
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt vs Guv: Why 3 Chief Ministers in South India Have Declared War on the Raj Bhavan

News 18  

Taking a leaf out of his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s book, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has issued orders to remove Governor Arif Mohammad Khan from the post of Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam, a deemed-to-be-university for art and culture. In neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the ruling DMK and its allies wrote to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the recall of Tamil …

Explained | The office of the Governor: its origins, powers, and controversies
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | The office of the Governor: its origins, powers, and controversies

The Hindu  

September 21, 2022 11:31 am | Updated January 11, 2023 01:49 pm IST Watch | What are the powers of a Governor and Lieutenant Governor? Article 143 of the draft Constitution states that the Council of Ministers of a State with the Chief Minister as the head should “aid and advise” the Governor in carrying out his functions, “except in …

Use and abuse of Governors’ powers
2 years, 10 months ago

Use and abuse of Governors’ powers

The Hindu  

Ramadevi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was also the Governor of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh. According to him, the information needed to be furnished to the Governor only if “in the opinion of the Chief Minister such information is necessary for a proper exercise of the duties of the Governor”. Article 167 of the Constitution contains provisions for “duties …

Lines and roles: The Hindu Editorial on Governors
3 years ago

Lines and roles: The Hindu Editorial on Governors

The Hindu  

Signs of a confrontation between Raj Bhavan and the elected government in a State are not infrequent in the country. Constrained by the ‘aid and advice’ clause in their routine functioning, some Governors seem to be using the discretionary space available to them to keep regimes on tenterhooks. A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court laid down in 1974 that …

Whether Indian Federation Needs a Governor?
3 years, 1 month ago

Whether Indian Federation Needs a Governor?

Live Law  

Should we have the position of the Governor between the Union and State? Meghalaya Raj Bhavan Discretionary Powers Governors discretionary powers are almost at par with the President, who rules whole nation, while the Governor's powers limited to state territory. TheGovernor's discretionary powers are the following: to give assent or withholdor refer a Bill for Presidential assent under Article 200; …

Respect for SCs & OBCs, Representation to Women & Jats: What PM Modi's Governor Pick Says
3 years, 8 months ago

Respect for SCs & OBCs, Representation to Women & Jats: What PM Modi's Governor Pick Says

News 18  

The choice of Governors for eight states – a record number of SC, ST & OBC picks as well as representation for women and the Jat community – is a reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of respect and dignity for all. Others who have been appointed are Andhra Pradesh BJP leader Hari Babu Kambhampati, who has been given …

Governor: A colonial relic
3 years, 9 months ago

Governor: A colonial relic

The Hindu  

On August 5, 1983, Karnataka Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde told a seminar on Centre-State relations which he had organised that “even Governors had become glorified servants of the Union”. It says: “Being the holder of an independent constitutional office, the Governor is not a subordinate or a subservient agent of the Union government.” This is correct. The Sarkaria Commission’s report …

Governors doing the Centre’s bidding
4 years ago

Governors doing the Centre’s bidding

The Hindu  

Seshan’s reign as Chief Election Commissioner was sought to be cut short by offering him the governorship of an important State. I feel that no departure from the principles of Constitutional Government should be favoured except for reasons of emergency and these discretionary powers must be done away with.” Brajeshwar Prasad from Patna demurred: “I feel that the Governor should …

Needless fracas: On Governors vs Kerala and West Bengal governments
5 years, 2 months ago

Needless fracas: On Governors vs Kerala and West Bengal governments

The Hindu  

The endless squabbles between the Governors and respective State governments in Kerala and West Bengal are disconcerting. Arif Mohammad Khan and Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governors of Kerala and West Bengal, respectively, have arrogated to themselves an activist role, which is at the heart of the tensions. Kerala’s Left Democratic Front has been more restrained than the combative resistance by West Bengal …

President appoints Governors for 5 states: Kalraj Mishra gets Rajasthan, Arif Mohammed Khan becomes Kerala Guv
5 years, 6 months ago

President appoints Governors for 5 states: Kalraj Mishra gets Rajasthan, Arif Mohammed Khan becomes Kerala Guv

India TV News  

In a major reshuffle, President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday appointed governors in five states - Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana. BJP leader Kalraj Mishra, transferred from Himachal Pradesh, will now move to Rajasthan. Former Union Minister Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as the Governor of Kerala. Former civil aviation minister Khan takes over as the Governor …

Centre appoints four new Governors, Jagdeep Dhankar now in-charge of West Bengal
5 years, 8 months ago

Centre appoints four new Governors, Jagdeep Dhankar now in-charge of West Bengal

The Hindu  

In a major reshuffle, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday transferred two Governors and made four new appointments across six States. New Governors will take charge of the Raj Bhavans in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Nagaland and Tripura. Senior Supreme Court advocate and former MP Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the new Governor of West Bengal, replacing Keshari …

Amid political upheaval in Karnataka, Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad accuses BJP of using governors to topple state governments
5 years, 8 months ago

Amid political upheaval in Karnataka, Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad accuses BJP of using governors to topple state governments

Firstpost  

JDS rebel MLA H Vishwanath had said that 14 MLAs have jointly tendered their resignations to Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar and requested him to accept them. Bengaluru : In the backdrop of recent political upheaval in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has alleged that the Centre is using Governors to topple the Opposition governments in states, and …

Governing the Governors
6 years, 8 months ago

Governing the Governors

The Hindu  

“T he State pleads for more powers,” reads the caption of a cartoon in the chapter on federalism in the Class 10 NCERT Social Science textbook. Deshmukh opined: “After all the Governor is essentially a link between provincial autonomy and the President and the Government of India, and that function he can discharge adequately only if he has the authority …

Tamil Nadu, Bihar get full-time governors after Ram Nath Kovind appoints five new faces in reshuffle
7 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu, Bihar get full-time governors after Ram Nath Kovind appoints five new faces in reshuffle

Firstpost  

The appointments of five governors, including for Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, and Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, by President Ram Nath Kovind were announced on Saturday. New Delhi: Banwarilal Purohit was on Saturday appointed the governor of Tamil Nadu, while Satyapal Malik would be the new governor of Bihar. Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao was holding the additional …

Time to debate Governors’ powers
9 years, 1 month ago

Time to debate Governors’ powers

The Hindu  

By imposing President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh even before a mandatory floor test could establish conclusively that the Congress government of Nabam Tuki had lost its majority, the Central government acted prematurely. Indeed, the Supreme Court in seeking reasons for the decision, and observing that “the matter is too serious”, underscored what President Pranab Mukherjee had said in his new …

SC issues notice to centre on sacking of Governors
9 years, 2 months ago

SC issues notice to centre on sacking of Governors

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the union government, the union territory of Puducherry and former home secretary Anil Goswami, seeking their response to the 2014 sacking of the United Progressive Alliance -appointed governors of Uttarakhand and Puducherry. Former governors Aziz Qureshi of Uttarakhand and Virendra Kataria of Puducherry had moved the apex court in 2014 …

Dynasty drama: BJP leaders give up governor posts to push political careers of sons?
10 years, 7 months ago

Dynasty drama: BJP leaders give up governor posts to push political careers of sons?

Firstpost  

Did senior BJP leaders sacrifice their dreams of becoming governor for pushing the political career of their sons? A report in The Times of India suggested, senior BJP leaders Lalji Tandon and VK Malhotra might have sacrificed their dreams of becoming governors for the good of the political careers of their sons. The report mentioned as a result, that the …

Union government appoints four new governors
10 years, 7 months ago

Union government appoints four new governors

India TV News  

New Delhi: Four prominent BJP leaders were Tuesday named governors in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa, with C. Vidyasagar Rao from Telangana taking charge in election-bound Maharashtra. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh was named governor of Rajasthan, Gujarat assembly Speaker Vajubhai Radabhai Vala took charge of Karnataka while Mridula Sinha, also a leading writer, moved into Goa.Kalyan Singh …

Modi government appoints new governors in four states
10 years, 7 months ago

Modi government appoints new governors in four states

India TV News  

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA government has finalised the Governor for Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Goa. As per the announcement made by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, veteran BJP leader and former CM of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh will be the new Governor of Rajasthan.Incumbent Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala will be the Governor …

New UP governor rattles political leaders
10 years, 9 months ago

New UP governor rattles political leaders

India TV News  

Lucknow: He is only a few days old in the Raj Bhavan here. Given additional charge of the state along with Uttarakhand, Qureshi, a former Congress leader, has struck a discordant note by announcing that he will hold a daily 'janata darbar' in the Raj Bhavan. Rajeshwar, to name a few.What has, however, surprised many is that Qureshi has not …

New UP governor rattles political leaders
10 years, 9 months ago

New UP governor rattles political leaders

India TV News  

Lucknow: He is only a few days old in the Raj Bhavan here. Given additional charge of the state along with Uttarakhand, Qureshi, a former Congress leader, has struck a discordant note by announcing that he will hold a daily 'janata darbar' in the Raj Bhavan. Rajeshwar, to name a few.What has, however, surprised many is that Qureshi has not …

Appointment of new governors likely before Parliament session
10 years, 9 months ago

Appointment of new governors likely before Parliament session

India TV News  

New Delhi: Some BJP veterans are likely to be appointed as governors once some of the incumbents chosen by the previous UPA government make their exit. While governors of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh have already quit, sources said that many others have been sounded out.“A list is being prepared by the ruling party. Once it is finalised, the governors will …

Appointment of new governors likely before Parliament session
10 years, 9 months ago

Appointment of new governors likely before Parliament session

India TV News  

New Delhi: Some BJP veterans are likely to be appointed as governors once some of the incumbents chosen by the previous UPA government make their exit. Once it is finalised, the governors will be asked to put in their papers,” a source said.Asked when the new appointments are likely to be made, the source said, “Likely to be before the …

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