UPSC Key | 3rd May, 2024 — Article 361, Diplomatic Visa, Manipur and more indianexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indianexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
According to Article 361, which provides immunity to the President and Governor, they ‘shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise and performance of those powers and duties…’
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In J&K’s case, a key question was whether Article 370 could be abrogated with the state under President’s Rule. The Court held that “the exercise of power cannot be held mala fide merely because Article 356 (1)(b) is a non-law making power or that it furthers an important federal principle”
By Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne, President’s Counsel There has been talk, for a few months, of new Governors being appointed to some Provinces. According to media reports, there is an agreement between the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, the main party in Parliament, and the President’s United National Party, that four nominees of the latter should be […]