Anoop Verma

Clamping Down on Ordinance Raj Both superior courts and constitutional functionaries have routinely  deprecated   ( प्रतिकूल   इच्छा   प्रकट   करना )  the  propensity( झुकाव / रुझान )  of governments to take the ordinance route for mere political  expediency ( लाभ / फायदा ) . The temptation to use the power vested in the President and the Governors under Articles 123 and 213 of the Constitution is generally a result of one of the following three reasons: reluctance to face the legislature on particular issues, fear of defeat in the Upper House where the government may lack the required numbers, and the need to overcome an  impasse ( कठिन   परिस्थिति )  in the legislature caused by repeated and wilful disruption by a  vociferous   ( कोलाहलकारी )  section of the Opposition. The verdict of a seven-member Bench of the Supreme Court breaks new ground in highlighting the constitutional limitations on th...