Discretionary Powers of the Governor in the States of India
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National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
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India has a Parliamentary form of Government. The Indian Constitution possess all the essential characteristics of a federal Constitution. There is a system of double government in India such as the Central Government and the State Government . The powers of both the governments are also divided. In the State the Governor is regarded as the executive head of it.
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This research deals with the various powers granted to the Governor under the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India under Article 163 has granted discretionary power to the Governor which he can exercise without consulting the Council of Ministers. But the Constitution does not spell out the functions that the Governor that the Governor can discharge in his discretion.
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Discretionary Powers of the Governor, Article 239, Para Nine of Sixth Schedule, Article 371