Governor vs Speaker: Tussle of Power and Constitutional Morality - By Satish Kumar Karna

The credibility of democracy depends on how its institutions work in practice. At the same time, the sustainability of democracy depends not only on the constitutional principles but also on constitutional morality and constitutional propriety. As defined by Ambedkar, constitutional morality refers to the conventions and protocols that govern decision-making where the constitution vests discretionary power or is silent.

• In the last six years, the legal-political tussle for power between the Governor and the Speaker has increased. This has triggered the Supreme Court’s intervention which has witnessed the three important instances in Arunachal Pradesh (2015), Uttarakhand (2016) and ....