THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PROVIDES FOR THREE ORGANS OF STATE, EXECUTIVE, STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE HIGH COURT OF THE STATE.

The Constitution of India provides for three organs of state, namely The Executive headed by the Governor. The state legislative consisting of the Governor and the legislative Assembly;and The High Court of the State. All the three wings are responsible to work for the Rules of the business of the Government, as amended from time to time. The business of the government is transacted in accordance with the rules made by the Governor and the allocation of business amongst the Ministers is made separately and the entire working of the Government is regulated under under the aforesaid provision of the Rules and the orders issued thereunder, Article 166 of the Constitution of India. As for the Executive is concerned, Article 153 provides for there being a Governor for each state. As per Article 154(1) the executive power of the state vests in the Governor and is exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The legislative of a state can confer by law functions on any authority subordinate to the Governor under Article 154(2) . Under Article 162,the executive power of a State extends to the matters with respect to which the Legislative of a state has power to make laws, but in any matter with respect to which the legislature of a state and parliament have power to make laws, the executive power of the state is subject to, and limited by executive power expressly conferred by the Constitution or by any law made by parliament or the legislature of a state. Article 163(1) provides that there shall be a council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far he is by or under the Constitution required to exercise his functions in his discretion. Article 164(2) provides that the council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the legislative Assembly of the state. Article 166(2) provides for rules to be made by the Governor for authentication of orders and instruments made and executed in the name of the Governor. Article 166(3) provides that the Governor shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of the state and for the allocation of the business amongst the Ministers insofar as it is not business with respect to which the Governor is by or under the Constitution required to act in his discretion.

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