[Goanet] Constitutional Propriety

2005-10-10 Thread tonyca
In his response to my posting on the subject, Sachin Phadte asks about the role of the President: Under the circumstances, what could he have done? As pointed out by M.J. Akbar, the editor of Asian Age in a recent issue of the paper, he could have: 1) Asked for time and stated that he would

[Goanet] Constitutional Propriety

2005-10-09 Thread Sachin Phadte
Tony Correia-Afonso has rightly asked the question whether the President of India should have signed the reommendation for governor's rule in Bihar, in light of the Supreme Court declaring the event as unconsitutional. Even while I full agree with Tony's suggestion that the President should