{"id":10282,"date":"2025-10-15T10:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=10282"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:43:25","slug":"the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/","title":{"rendered":"The Raj Bhavan Can\u2019t Hit \u2018Pause\u2019: Supreme Court Finally Puts A Timer On Governors\u2019 Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2 id=\"democracy-tamil-nadu\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Tamil_Nadu_Democracy_Was_Made_to_Wait\"><\/span>In Tamil Nadu, Democracy Was Made to Wait<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s 2025 ruling ensures that Governors can\u2019t bury the people\u2019s mandate under paperwork.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#The_Day_the_Constitution_Froze\" >The Day the Constitution Froze<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#When_Delay_Became_Denial\" >When Delay Became Denial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#The_Courts_Answer_The_Constitution_Has_a_Clock\" >The Court\u2019s Answer: The Constitution Has a Clock<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#A_Governors_Role_Redrawn\" >A Governor\u2019s Role, Redrawn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#Raj_Bhavan_vs_Peoples_Will_The_Federal_Flashpoint\" >Raj Bhavan vs. People\u2019s Will: The Federal Flashpoint<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#The_Constitutional_Anatomy_of_Delay\" >The Constitutional Anatomy of Delay<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#From_Shamsher_to_Tamil_Nadu_A_50-Year_Journey\" >From Shamsher to Tamil Nadu: A 50-Year Journey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#Ambedkars_Ghost_Returns\" >Ambedkar\u2019s Ghost Returns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#How_the_World_Treats_Its_Governors\" >How the World Treats Its Governors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#What_This_Means_for_States\" >What This Means for States<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#But_the_Gaps_Remain\" >But the Gaps Remain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#The_Road_Ahead_Law_or_Convention\" >The Road Ahead: Law or Convention?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#The_Federal_Pulse_Delhi_Must_Learn_Restraint\" >The Federal Pulse: Delhi Must Learn Restraint<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#Why_It_Resonates_Beyond_Law\" >Why It Resonates Beyond Law<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#Conclusion_The_Constitution_Will_Not_Wait\" >Conclusion: The Constitution Will Not Wait<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#References\" >References<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-raj-bhavan-cant-hit-pause-supreme-court-finally-puts-a-timer-on-governors-power\/#About_the_Author\" >About the Author<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"day-constitution-froze\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Day_the_Constitution_Froze\"><\/span>The Day the Constitution Froze<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For months, democracy in Tamil Nadu was trapped in a file. Bills that had sailed through the Legislative Assembly\u2014on universities, welfare, and governance\u2014reached Raj Bhavan and vanished into silence. No assent, no return, no explanation. Just stillness.<\/p>\n<p>Governance stalled. Ministers fumed. Citizens waited.<\/p>\n<p>That silence, the Supreme Court finally ruled in <em>State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu (2025)<\/em>, was not constitutional caution\u2014it was constitutional defiance. And with that, the Court didn\u2019t just end a standoff. It reset the boundaries of federal India.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"when-delay-became-denial\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Delay_Became_Denial\"><\/span>When Delay Became Denial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What happens when an unelected official refuses to move a pen? In Tamil Nadu, it meant that months of legislative work simply never became law.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s conduct\u2014keeping Bills pending indefinitely, or sending them to the President without reason\u2014pushed the State into what the Chief Minister called a \u201cgovernance lockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State went to the Supreme Court with one question that cuts to the heart of Indian federalism: <strong>Can delay itself be unconstitutional?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"court-answer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Courts_Answer_The_Constitution_Has_a_Clock\"><\/span>The Court\u2019s Answer: The Constitution Has a Clock<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In April 2025, a three-judge Bench gave a ringing answer\u2014\u201cyes.\u201d Interpreting Article 200, which requires the Governor to act \u201cas soon as possible,\u201d the Court held that inaction is not an option.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA Governor who withholds action on Bills acts contrary to the constitutional mandate. Constitutional silence cannot become constitutional obstruction.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With those words, the Court gave Article 200 a beating heart. \u201cAs soon as possible,\u201d once treated as an elastic phrase, was now infused with accountability. The Governor, the Court said, is not a constitutional bottleneck but a bridge\u2014one that must not be raised to block the elected government\u2019s path.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"governor-role-redrawn\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Governors_Role_Redrawn\"><\/span>A Governor\u2019s Role, Redrawn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Governor must act within a reasonable time. Indefinite delay is unconstitutional.<\/li>\n<li>Withholding assent is not a veto. It must be rare, reasoned, and reviewable.<\/li>\n<li>A Bill can be returned only once; if re-passed, the Governor must assent.<\/li>\n<li>Reservation for the President is an exception, not a habit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, the Court took the Governor\u2019s powers\u2014once seen as vast and undefined\u2014and wrapped them in constitutional discipline.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"federal-flashpoint\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raj_Bhavan_vs_Peoples_Will_The_Federal_Flashpoint\"><\/span><a href=\"\/legal\/article-14833-pending-bills-and-role-of-governor-in-the-light-of-supreme-court-directions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raj Bhavan vs. People\u2019s Will<\/a>: The Federal Flashpoint<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Tamil Nadu dispute was not an isolated storm. Across India, Raj Bhavans had begun to look like parallel political centres:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kerala\u2019s university Bills were frozen.<\/li>\n<li>Punjab\u2019s fiscal Bills were delayed without reasons.<\/li>\n<li>Telangana\u2019s welfare schemes sat unread for months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pattern was clear: opposition-ruled States, Union-appointed Governors, and an increasingly partisan use of discretion.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling is, therefore, not just a Tamil Nadu story. It is a constitutional ceasefire between Delhi and the States\u2014a reminder that federalism is not charity; it\u2019s structure.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"constitutional-anatomy\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Constitutional_Anatomy_of_Delay\"><\/span>The Constitutional Anatomy of Delay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Governor&#8217;s Options under Article 200<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Assent<\/td>\n<td>Approve the Bill and make it law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Withhold<\/td>\n<td>Refuse assent under specific, reasoned circumstances.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Return<\/td>\n<td>Send the Bill back for reconsideration (only once).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reserve for the President<\/td>\n<td>Send the Bill for presidential consideration in exceptional cases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>But Article 200 also gave them a time limit\u2014\u201cas soon as possible.\u201d For decades, that phrase was treated as a polite suggestion. Governors exploited it as a loophole to park Bills indefinitely. The Court has now redefined it as a constitutional obligation.<\/p>\n<p>Under Article 163, the Governor must act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, except in limited cases. The Tamil Nadu judgment makes clear: that \u201caid and advice\u201d is not a courtesy. It is command.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"constitutional-lineage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Shamsher_to_Tamil_Nadu_A_50-Year_Journey\"><\/span>From Shamsher to Tamil Nadu: A 50-Year Journey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shamsher Singh (1974):<\/strong> Governors are bound by ministerial advice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rameshwar Prasad (2006):<\/strong> Governors\u2019 actions can be reviewed if mala fide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nabam Rebia (2016):<\/strong> Discretion of Governors was further narrowed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu (2025):<\/strong> Inaction itself can be challenged\u2014converting constitutional custom into judicial duty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"ambedkar-vision\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ambedkars_Ghost_Returns\"><\/span>Ambedkar\u2019s Ghost Returns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Governor under our Constitution has no functions which he can discharge by himself. He must act in accordance with the advice of his ministers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet, decades later, Governors became what Ambedkar feared\u2014\u201cparallel executives,\u201d accountable to none. The Supreme Court has now restored Ambedkar\u2019s balance: a Governor as symbol, not substitute.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"global-comparison\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_World_Treats_Its_Governors\"><\/span>How the World Treats Its Governors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In the UK, royal refusal of assent ended in 1708.<\/li>\n<li>In Australia and Canada, Governors act strictly on cabinet advice.<\/li>\n<li>In Germany, the President may withhold assent only if a Bill is manifestly unconstitutional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Democracy everywhere has outgrown the myth of the independent Governor. India has finally joined that club.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"impact-on-states\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_This_Means_for_States\"><\/span>What This Means for States<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In Kerala, pending university Bills can no longer be frozen indefinitely.<\/li>\n<li>In Punjab, financial legislation can\u2019t be trapped in gubernatorial silence.<\/li>\n<li>In Telangana, welfare Bills must be cleared or returned within a reasonable window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The message is unmistakable: Governors are not supervisors of democracy\u2014they are servants of it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gaps-remain\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_the_Gaps_Remain\"><\/span>But the Gaps Remain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The judgment, though historic, is not flawless. The Court avoided giving a precise time limit\u201430 days, 60 days, or 90 days. \u201cAs soon as possible\u201d still floats in ambiguity. This means Governors may comply in form but not in spirit, delaying Bills while citing \u201cconstitutional consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And since courts hesitate to interfere in \u201chigh constitutional offices,\u201d practical enforcement could remain slow. The battle may be constitutionally won but politically unfinished.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"road-ahead\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Road_Ahead_Law_or_Convention\"><\/span>The Road Ahead: Law or Convention?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Amendment:<\/strong> Fix a 90-day outer limit in Article 200.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statutory Rules:<\/strong> Let Parliament or States codify timelines for assent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evolving Convention:<\/strong> Build a practice of automatic assent, as in the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Purists prefer convention; realists prefer law. Either way, the Tamil Nadu verdict lays the moral foundation for both.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"federal-pulse\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Federal_Pulse_Delhi_Must_Learn_Restraint\"><\/span>The Federal Pulse: Delhi Must Learn Restraint<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The judgment\u2019s subtext is clear: the Union cannot use Governors as political shock absorbers in opposition States. The Governor\u2019s office was never meant to be a \u201cUnion Trojan horse\u201d inside the State system.<\/p>\n<p>By drawing constitutional boundaries around that office, the Supreme Court has quietly restored India\u2019s federal dignity.<\/p>\n<p>This is not judicial activism\u2014it\u2019s judicial housekeeping\u2014cleaning the dust off the Constitution\u2019s most misused page.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"resonance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_It_Resonates_Beyond_Law\"><\/span>Why It Resonates Beyond Law<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ordinary citizens may never read Article 200, but they feel its consequences. When a welfare Bill lies unsigned, it\u2019s the people who pay\u2014in delayed scholarships, stalled healthcare, and blocked university reforms.<\/p>\n<p>That is why this ruling matters. It turns an abstract phrase\u2014\u201cas soon as possible\u201d\u2014into a promise of governance.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_The_Constitution_Will_Not_Wait\"><\/span>Conclusion: The Constitution Will Not Wait<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 2025 Tamil Nadu verdict is both correction and warning. It tells Raj Bhavans that delay is not discretion\u2014it\u2019s denial. And in a democracy, denial of the people\u2019s will is the worst form of constitutional violence.<\/p>\n<p>Governors may hold pens, but not power. The Constitution, the Court reminded us, does not run on convenience\u2014it runs on urgency and accountability.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSilence,\u201d the judgment seems to say, \u201cis not neutrality. It\u2019s abdication.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And in a democracy, abdication is never an option.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"references\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span>References<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em> <a href=\"\/legal\/article-21615-deadline-for-assent-a-constitutional-analysis-of-the-supreme-court-s-2025-tamil-nadu-governor-ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu<\/a><\/em> (8 April 2025, Supreme Court) \u2013 full judgment; official PDF<\/li>\n<li><em> <a href=\"\/article\/l438-Prosecution-of-Public-Servants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shamsher Singh v. State of Punjab<\/a><\/em> (1974) 2 SCC 831<\/li>\n<li><em> <a href=\"\/legal\/article-10055-nabam-rebia-and-bamang-felix-v-s-deputy-speaker-governor-s-discretion-and-judicial-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh<\/a><\/em> (2016) 8 SCC 1<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/article\/l315-Bihar-Assembly-Dissolution-Case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rameshwar Prasad v. Union of India<\/em> <\/a>(2006) 2 SCC 1<\/li>\n<li>Constitution of India \u2013 Articles 163, 200, 201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"author\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Author\"><\/span>About the Author<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jagriti Kedia<\/strong> is an advocate practicing before the Delhi High Court, with experience in civil, corporate, and criminal matters. She regularly advises clients on litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and compliance, and is deeply interested in issues of constitutional governance and federalism.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Tamil Nadu, Democracy Was Made to Wait The Supreme Court\u2019s 2025 ruling ensures that Governors can\u2019t bury the people\u2019s mandate under paperwork. The Day the Constitution Froze For months, democracy in Tamil Nadu was trapped in a file. Bills that had sailed through the Legislative Assembly\u2014on universities, welfare, and governance\u2014reached Raj Bhavan and vanished<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":601,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"two_page_speed":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-constitutional-law"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/601"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}