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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

WB GOVERNOR CONSPIRES AGAINST HIS OWN GOVERNMENT

In Shamsher Singh Vs State of Punjab, the Supreme Court held that the President and the Governors are only constitutional heads and they exercise their power and functions with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and not personally. Wherever the constitution requires the ‘satisfaction’ of the President or the Governor, the ‘satisfaction’ is not the personal satisfaction of the President or the Governor but it is the satisfaction of the Council of Ministers. The frequent politically motivated public statements issued by the Governor of West Bengal to embarrass, heckle and humiliate the Left Front Government and tarnish its image, therefore, not only go against the spirit of the Constitution but also aimed at subverting it. His blatant misuse of power and modus operandi for creating constitutional crisis in the state with the help of the opposition has, therefore, considerably and definitely lowered and damaged the dignity, honour, prestige and status of this august office.

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