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Role of L-G and elected govt. intertwined, rules Madras HC
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- The Madras High Court held that the role of Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor and that of an elected government in the Union Territory were intertwined as per law, and therefore they were expected to act in unison and not in division.
- It also held that the State legislatures were a creation of the Constitution, whereas the Union Territory legislatures were created under a law such as the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.
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- About Lt. Governor:
(1) Lieutenant-Governor is the head of a Union Territory and currently present in UT’s of Delhi, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
(2) The LG, like the Governor, acts a titular head of Union Territory. But, the powers of an LG are wider than that of a Governor.
(3) This is because, a Governor of a state has to act solely on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, whereas, the LG does not need the approval of the Council of Ministers on every matte
(4) In case of Delhi, the government exercises no power in the domain of land, law, and police. The LG has complete discretion to decide upon any of these matters.