President's Rule

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President's Rule is a constitutional mechanism in India under which a state's government is suspended and its administration is taken over by the central government through the President.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian constitutional provision ⓘ
constitutional mechanism ⓘ
emergency provision ⓘ
aim restore constitutional governance in the state ⓘ
appliesTo Indian states ⓘ
Union territories with legislatures ⓘ
approvalTimeLimit 2 months from proclamation ⓘ
approvalType simple majority in each House of Parliament ⓘ
canBeImposedWithoutGovernorReport true ⓘ
canBeRevokedBy President of India ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article 356 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
declaredBy President of India ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo Union territories without legislatures ⓘ
effect Parliament exercises powers of state legislature ⓘ
President may declare that powers of state legislature shall be exercisable by Parliament ⓘ
administration of the state by the Governor as President's agent ⓘ
assumption of state executive powers by the President ⓘ
dismissal of state council of ministers ⓘ
suspension of state legislative assembly ⓘ
extensionCondition Election Commission certifies difficulty in holding elections for extension beyond 1 year ⓘ
each extension requires parliamentary approval every 6 months ⓘ
national emergency in operation for extension beyond 1 year ⓘ
governorRole Governor acts on behalf of President in state administration ⓘ
historicalUse frequently used in early decades after independence ⓘ
initialDuration 6 months ⓘ
landmarkJudgment S. R. Bommai v. Union of India ⓘ
legalEffect centralization of administrative control over state ⓘ
temporary suspension of federal features in affected state ⓘ
maximumDurationWithParliamentaryApproval 3 years ⓘ
misuseConcern allegations of partisan use by Union government ⓘ
oftenBasedOn report of the Governor of the state ⓘ
post1990sTrend reduced frequency after S. R. Bommai judgment ⓘ
postBommaiRequirement floor test preferred to determine majority in assembly ⓘ
material evidence required to justify proclamation ⓘ
recommendedBy Council of Ministers of the Union Government ⓘ
Union Cabinet ⓘ
relatedConcept Governor's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir (pre-2019) ⓘ
relatedConstitutionalArticle Article 355 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 365 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
requiresApprovalFrom Lok Sabha ⓘ
Rajya Sabha ⓘ
revocationCondition formation of a stable government in the state ⓘ
subjectToJudicialReview true ⓘ
triggerCondition breakdown of law and order in a state ⓘ
failure of constitutional machinery in a state ⓘ
inability of state government to function in accordance with the Constitution ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor of Tamil Nadu → canRecommend → President's Rule in Tamil Nadu under Article 356 ⓘ
linked to: President's Rule
Governor of Kerala → mayRecommend → President's Rule in Kerala ⓘ
linked to: President's Rule
Governor of Telangana → canRecommend → President's Rule in Telangana ⓘ
linked to: President's Rule
Governor of Goa → mayRecommend → President's Rule in Goa ⓘ
linked to: President's Rule