Question

Ordinance making power of governor in india is discretionary

Answer 1

What are Ordinances?

Ordinances are temporary laws which can be issued by the President when Parliament is not in session. Ordinances are issued by the President based on the advice of the Union government. The purpose of Ordinances is to allow governments to take immediate legislative action if circumstances make it necessary to do so at a time when Parliament is not in session.



Ordinance Making Power of the President:

The President has been empowered to promulgate Ordinances based on the advice of the central government under Article 123 of the Constitution. This legislative power is available to the President only when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session to enact laws. Additionally, the President cannot promulgate an Ordinance unless he ‘is satisfied’ that there are circumstances that require taking ‘immediate action’.

Answer 2

Ordinance is a type of law which is promulgated by the President of India in the suggestion of the union cabinet.

But the ordinance making power of governor in india is discretionary.

Because the governor can only pass an ordinance by the approval of both upper and lower houses of the Indian parliament.