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Action and authority: On Governors and implementation of decisions by elected regimes

Governors should leave no scope for criticism (आलोचना) that they challenge elected regimes

That two States have approached the Supreme Court of India against the conduct of their Governors once again flags the problem of political appointees in Raj Bhavan using their authority to delay the implementation of decisions by elected regimes, if not undermine (कमज़ोर कर देना, दुर्बल करना) them. Tamil Nadu and Kerala have questioned the delay in the granting assent to Bills passed by the legislature. Tamil Nadu is also aggrieved (व्यथित, पीड़ित) that proposals related to grant of remission (छूट, कमी) to some convicts, sanction for prosecution (अभियोग पक्ष) of some former Ministers and appointments to the State Public Service Commissions have not been acted upon. Governors need not rubber stamp any decision, but one can question the practice of Governors, especially in States not governed by the ruling party at the Centre, blocking decisions and Bills. For instance, some Governors appear to be hostile to the very idea of amendments to university laws if they seek to leave out Chancellors, invariably the Governors themselves, from the process of appointing vice-chancellors, or establishing new universities in which Governors are not chancellors. The idea of having Governors as ex-officio vice-chancellor of most universities is only a practice and is actualised (To bring into existence or make real) through their founding statutes. However, Governors seem to be labouring under the misconception that they have a right to be chancellors and tend to delay assent (सहमत होना) to any Bill that clips or removes their power. It is time to have a national prohibition on Governors being burdened with the role of chancellor of any university, as recommended by the Justice M.M. Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations.

It is unfortunate (दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण) that absence of a time-frame for giving assent is used by some Governors to stymie laws passed by the legislature. One would have thought the Supreme Court’s observations, arising out of the Telangana government’s petition, reminding constitutional authorities that the phrase “as soon as possible” appearing in Article 200 of the Constitution contains significant “constitutional content” would have driven into them a sense of immediacy (तात्कालिकता) in considering Bills. What the Court meant was that it would be constitutionally impermissible (Not allowed or permitted; not permissible by law, rules, or standards) for Governors to indefinitely hold on to Bills without conveying (बताना) a decision. The States, too, ought to be prudent in their decision-making without leaving scope for questions on the merit of their decisions. The absence of any laid-down process to seek applications and assess the relative merits of applicants before appointing the chairperson and the members of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is a case in point. The larger point that none should forget is that Governors are explicitly (स्पष्ट रूप से) restricted in their functioning by the ‘aid and advice’ clause in the Constitution and ought not to misuse the discretionary space available to them.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Criticism (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - आलोचना
English Meaning - Analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of something, typically expressed as disapproval.

2.Undermine (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - कमज़ोर कर देना, दुर्बल करना
English Meaning - To weaken or impair gradually, especially in a hidden or insidious manner.

3.Aggrieved (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - व्यथित, पीड़ित
English Meaning - Feeling resentment or injustice due to unfair treatment or injury.

4.Remission (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - छूट, कमी
English Meaning - The temporary or permanent decrease or disappearance of a disease or symptom.

5.Prosecution (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - अभियोग पक्ष
English Meaning - The party by which criminal proceedings are conducted.

6.Assent (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - सहमत होना
English Meaning - To express approval or agreement, typically officially.

7.Unfortunate (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण
English Meaning - Suffering from bad luck; unlucky or unfortunate.

8.Immediacy (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - तात्कालिकता
English Meaning - The quality of being immediate or present; the state of being urgent or without delay.

09.Convey (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - बताना
English Meaning - To Transmit or communicate information, a message, or an idea to someone.

10.Explicitly (Adverb)

Hindi Meaning - स्पष्ट रूप से
English Meaning - Clearly and directly, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

11.Actualize (Verb)

English Meaning - To bring into existence or make real.

12.Impermissible (Adjective)

English Meaning - Not allowed or permitted; not permissible by law, rules, or standards.