Some governments in India being run like US Presidential system with single/few persons exercising real authority: Madras High Court

"It is plain to see in certain cases that the collective authority or the collective wisdom that the Constitution envisages governments to be run by may not be effected even in letter, far less in spirit", Court said

Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy

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12 Apr 2021, 2:28 am

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The Madras High Court recently opined that although a Westminister style of government may have been envisaged for India by its Constitution, some governments are seen to be running on a presidential basis, as in the United States, with a single person or a few persons exercising real authority (S Surya Moorthi v. Union of India).

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