Archive · 19 May 2025

Center's Presidential Reference Raises Questions on Governor's Powers

Center's Presidential Reference Raises Questions on Governor's Powers

Imagine the Governor of a state is like a referee, and the state government makes the rules (laws).

The Supreme Court already clarified the referee's job: they can't just hold up the rules forever.

But now, the central government, who appointed the referee, is asking the Supreme Court to re-examine the referee's powers.

Critics believe this is an attempt to give the referee more power than they should have.

They argue the government should have just accepted the court's original ruling, instead of opening up the debate again.

It is like they're trying to change the rules after the game is over.

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