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Parliament & State LegislaturesEXAMINEYear 201610 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
"The exercise of executive ordinance-making power under Article 123 must be restricted to emergent situations and not used to bypass legislative debate." Discuss in the light of D.C. Wadhwa case.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges, decline of legislature, parliamentary committees, anti-defection law.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Ordinance Making Power, Article 123, D.C. Wadhwa Case
Recurring Theme Trend: “Ordinance Making Power”
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