[AG Perarivalan remission] Governor acts on behalf of State; why is Central government defending him: Supreme Court
The issue before the Court was regarding the power of the Governor to refer remission petitions to the President of India when the State Cabinet has given its recommendations.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that nobody was above the law and that a Governor of a state cannot stall the working of the Constitution [AG Perarivalan v. State of Tamil Nadu].