Showing posts with label Governor's role. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Governor's role. Show all posts

Friday, July 15, 2016

Does Supreme Court want deaf , dumb and blind Governors?

Supreme Court's observation in the Arunachal Pradesh judgment that the Governor must keep clear of any political horse-trading, and even unsavoury political manipulations, irrespective of the degree of their ethical repulsiveness is intriguing. Isn't Governor's role partly that of a watch dog? Should the post be reduced to a rubber stamp of the Chief Minister?