Governor’s Discretionary Powers and their Judicial Review
“Be your ever so high, the law is above you” ~ Thomas Fuller The Supreme Court extensively discussed in the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025)…
“Be your ever so high, the law is above you” ~ Thomas Fuller The Supreme Court extensively discussed in the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025)…
This is an edited excerpt from the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025). The deletion of the expression “in his discretion” both from the substantive part…
Articles where the expression “acts in his discretion” is used in relation to the powers and functions of the Governor are those which speak of special responsibilities of the Governor.…
The key question which fell for the consideration of the Constituent Assembly was whether any discretion would be made available to the Governor as the constitutional head of the State.…
The 155th Article of the Constitution provides for the mode of the appointment of the governor. It provides, “155. Appointment of Governor The Governor of a State shall be appointed…
With the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1858, the administration of India transitioned from the East India Company to the British Crown, bringing about a new administrative framework…
In the recent landmark case of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025), Supreme Court of India prescribed the time limit for deciding the bills by the Governor of…
In Purushothaman Nambudiri v. State of Kerala reported in 1961 SCC OnLine SC 361, two questions fell for the consideration of Supreme Court; first, whether a bill which has been…
In AG Perarivalan v. State, Through Superintendent of Police CBI/SIT/MMDA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Anr. reported in (2023) 8 SCC 257 the facts germane for our discussion are that the…
In Ram Chand and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. reported in (1994) 1 SCC 44 certain parcels of land had been demarcated and declared for compulsory acquisition vide…