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- The Supreme Court has directed the Puducherry government not to implement decisions having financial implications which could be taken during the Cabinet meetings.
- This direction comes after Centre and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor (LG) filed a plea seeking to maintain the status quo that existed before the Madras High Court order.
- Recently,Madras High Court had ruled that LG does not have the powers to interfere or act independently in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government.
- In matters of finance,administration and service matters,the High Court had said that LG could only act on the advice of the council of ministers.
- The Madras High Court order had effectively dismissed a clarification issued by the Home Ministry in 2017 which had said that the lieutenant governor has powers to act independently and is not bound by the council of ministers.
- The Puducherry legislature was created through a parliamentary law, based on an enabling provision in Article 239A of the Constitution.
- The Government of Union Territories Act,1963 provides for a Legislative Assembly of Puducherry with a Council of Ministers to govern the Union Territory of Pondicherry.The same Act also says that the UT will be administered by the President of India through an Administrator(LG).



