Letters to The Editor — August 26, 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — August 26, 2024

The Hindu  

Assured pensions The outcome of the general election and the possible big challenge from the Opposition in the Assembly elections ahead appear to have forced the government at the Centre to take the decision to grant assured pension — now known as the ‘Unified Pension Scheme’. Kshirasagara Balaji Rao, Hyderabad Ukraine and Russia Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly has put the onus on India to try and ensure that it is Russia that ends the war. Uday Shankar, Hyderabad Governor’s sanction The moot question is whether, contrary to the advice given by the Council of Ministers, the Governor could have accorded sanction for the prosecution of the Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, for alleged corruption. Over the last decade, the Governor’s role has become Governor’s rule as the ruling BJP has routinely used Governors to destabilise Opposition-ruled States.

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Karnataka Cabinet condemns Governor’s decision, terms it illegal and unconstitutional
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Cabinet condemns Governor’s decision, terms it illegal and unconstitutional

The Hindu  

An emergency Cabinet meeting on Saturday, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, condemned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s decision to sanction his prosecution in the alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority and termed the Governor’s act “illegal and unconstitutional”. Briefing the meeting decisions along with his Cabinet colleagues, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the Cabinet unanimously condemned the …

DC Edit | Governors need to act in spirit of federalism
5 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Governors need to act in spirit of federalism

Deccan Chronicle  

Have there been suggestions of a newer and, should we say, smoother approach to federalism in the functioning of States in which governors do have a role as the eyes and ears of the ruling party in New Delhi? While this has been historically true for decades now, particularly in States not ruled by the party in power at the …

Unheeded advice: The Hindu Editorial on the conduct of Governors
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Punjab Governor threatens President's Rule in letter to CM Mann
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab Governor threatens President's Rule in letter to CM Mann

Hindustan Times  

It is unprecedented for a governor to tell a chief minister to respond to his letters or face the prospect of President’s rule being imposed in the state, but that is the essence of a letter written Friday by Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit to chief minister Bhagwant Mann. “Before I am going to take a final decision regarding sending a …

Punjab Governor warns CM Bhagwant Mann of President's rule, asks him to reply to his letters
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab Governor warns CM Bhagwant Mann of President's rule, asks him to reply to his letters

India TV News  

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday warned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that he could recommend President’s rule in the state and also initiate criminal proceedings if his letters are not answered. "Before I am going to take the final decision regarding sending a report to the President of India under Article 356 about the failure of the constitutional mechanism and …

A disquieting trend in governor’s actions
1 year, 6 months ago

A disquieting trend in governor’s actions

Hindustan Times  

The governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, experimented with a rare kind of constitutional adventurism by dismissing a sitting minister without being advised by the chief minister. The crucial constitutional question is whether the governor has the power to dismiss a minister without the advice of the CM. Article 164 of the Constitution says, “The ministers shall hold office during …

KCR agrees as Kejriwal, Mann say Governors have become a hinderance
1 year, 7 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
1 year, 10 months 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, …

Weaponising the Governor against opposition-ruled States
2 years, 1 month ago

Weaponising the Governor against opposition-ruled States

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:50 IST The year 2014 marked the beginning of a new phase in the deterioration of relations between Governors and State governments in India. Quasi-federal nature of the Constitution In the Shamsher Singh judgment, the Supreme Court held that “it is proved beyond reasonable doubt that the President and, a fortiori, the Governor enjoys nothing …

EDITOR’S NOTE | How Governor-Chief Minister tussles are playing out across various opposition-ruled States
2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Explained | The office of the Governor: its origins, powers, and controversies
2 years, 3 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 …

Lines and roles: The Hindu Editorial on Governors
2 years, 10 months 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 …

Governors doing the Centre’s bidding
3 years, 10 months 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 …

'Act within mandates of Constitution': Mamata Banerjee asks Bengal guv to refrain from ‘surpassing CM’
4 years, 3 months ago

'Act within mandates of Constitution': Mamata Banerjee asks Bengal guv to refrain from ‘surpassing CM’

Firstpost  

In a nine-page letter, Banerjee said that the governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s aspersions ‘sadly consist of uncorroborated judgments and insinuations’ against the police and the state government Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and said he should remain within the mandate of the Constitution, expressing anguish over his letter to the state’s police …

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