Madras High Court Sets Aside Restraints on Puducherry Lt.Governor

A Madras High Court 2019 order restraining Puducherry Lt. Governor from interfering in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government was set aside by a division bench recently stating that the elected Chief Minister and the appointed Lt. Governor should work in unison.

Court’s Verdict

• The Bench stated in its that its role is not to lay down who has residual control — whether it is the Council of Ministers or the Administrator — but to stress the existing legal framework under which their powers are defined.
• The main ground to set aside the previous verdict is that ....