MPSC Rajyaseva 2016 GS Paper 1 — Question 76
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खालील विधाने विचारत घ्या : अ. अयोग्य हेतू (malafide) या आधारावर राष्ट्रपतीच्या वटहुकूम काढण्याच्या निर्णयाबाबत न्यायालयात प्रश्न उपस्थित करता येतो. ब. अन्य विधिनियमाप्रमाणे वटहुकूम देखील गतकाळापासून लागू होऊ शकतो. क. राज्यघटना दुरुस्तीसाठी वटहुकूम जारी करता येत नाही. वरीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements : a. The decision of the President to issue an Ordinance can be questioned in a court for being malafide. b. An Ordinance like any other legislation can be retrospective. c. An Ordinance cannot be issued to amend the Constitution. Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a)अयोग्य हेतू (malafide) या आधारावर राष्ट्रपतीच्या वटहुकूम काढण्याच्या निर्णयाबाबत न्यायालयात प्रश्न उपस्थित करता येतो. / The decision of the President to issue an Ordinance can be questioned in a court for being malafide.
(b)अन्य विधिनियमाप्रमाणे वटहुकूम देखील गतकाळापासून लागू होऊ शकतो. / An Ordinance like any other legislation can be retrospective.
(c)राज्यघटना दुरुस्तीसाठी वटहुकूम जारी करता येत नाही. / An Ordinance cannot be issued to amend the Constitution.
The Supreme Court ruled in the Cooper case (1970) and DC Wadhwa case that the President's/Governor's ordinance-making power can be challenged on the grounds of malafide intention. Ordinances can also be retrospective like normal laws, and they cannot be used to amend the Constitution.
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