{"id":344752,"date":"2025-08-19T20:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344752"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:41:15","slug":"jk-lg-should-follow-council-advice-on-assembly-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jk-lg-should-follow-council-advice-on-assembly-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"J&K LG should follow Council advice on Assembly nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post J&K LG should follow Council advice on Assembly nominations has been created, based on the article \u201cWho decides nominations to UT Assemblies?<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 19th August 2025. J&K LG should follow Council advice on Assembly nominations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"J&K<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper <\/strong>3- <\/strong>issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: The Union Home Ministry told the J&K and Ladakh High Court that J&K<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s LG can nominate five MLAs without the Council of Ministers<\/strong>\u2019 <\/strong>advice<\/strong>. This sparked debate on nomination powers in Union Territories and democratic accountability.<\/p>\n

Current dispute: LG<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s nomination power in J&K<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Affidavit before the High Court: <\/strong>The Home Ministry stated that the LG may act without ministerial advice<\/strong> when nominating five MLAs. This is the core dispute.
    \n2. Question of aid and advice:<\/strong> The issue is whether the LG must follow the Council of Ministers<\/strong>. The affidavit says no.
    \n3. Scope of nominations:<\/strong> The power concerns a fixed statutory quota<\/strong> of nominees. Their addition may affect House composition.
    \n4. Implications for governance:<\/strong> In a tight House, nominated members can alter stability<\/strong> and legislative outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Constitutional and statutory framework<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. Parliament and States:<\/strong> Nominated seats exist in India\u2019s legislatures. Anglo-Indian nominations ended in 2020<\/strong>. The Rajya Sabha has 12 nominated members<\/strong>, chosen by the President on Union Cabinet advice<\/strong>.
      \n2. Legislative Councils:<\/strong> In six States with Councils, nearly one-sixth are nominated<\/strong> by Governors on State Cabinet advice<\/strong>.
      \n3. Delhi<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s model<\/strong>:<\/strong> The 1991 Act provides 70 elected MLAs<\/strong>. There are no nominated MLAs in Delhi<\/strong>.
      \n4. Puducherry<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s model<\/strong>:<\/strong> The 1963 Act provides 30 elected MLAs<\/strong>, and the Union government may nominate up to three<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Judicial interpretation and guidance<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. Puducherry nomination case (2018): <\/strong>The Madras High Court upheld the Union<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s power<\/strong> to nominate three MLAs without UT Cabinet advice<\/strong>.
        \n2. Recommendations and their fate: <\/strong>The High Court suggested statutory clarity<\/strong>, but the Supreme Court set aside these recommendations<\/strong> on appeal.
        \n3. Delhi services case (2023)<\/strong>:<\/strong> The Supreme Court described a \u201c<\/strong>triple chain of command\u201d<\/strong>: civil servants \u2192 ministers \u2192 legislature \u2192 electorate. It held the LG is bound by ministerial advice<\/strong>, except where the Assembly lacks competence. This reasoning may inform nomination<\/strong> questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Democratic accountability and federal balance<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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        1. UTs and elected governments:<\/strong> UTs are not full States. Yet UTs with Assemblies have elected governments accountable to the people<\/strong>.
          \n2. Political alignment issues:<\/strong> Alignment between the Centre and a UT eases nominations. Divergence should not derail democratic processes<\/strong>.
          \n3. Protecting mandates:<\/strong> Procedures should respect popular mandates<\/strong> and preserve stable governance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The J&K path forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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          1. Unique trajectory<\/strong>: J&K was a State until 2019<\/strong>, with greater autonomy.
            \n2. Judicial and executive signals:<\/strong> The Supreme Court upheld<\/strong> its conversion to a UT. The Union has said statehood will be restored at the earliest<\/strong>.
            \n3. Statutory specifics:<\/strong> J&K has 90 elected seats<\/strong> (2019 Act, amended 2023). Sections 15, 15A, 15B allow up to five nominees <\/strong>two women, two Kashmiri migrants<\/strong>, and one displaced person from PoK<\/strong>.
            \n4. Suggested approach:<\/strong> Given these factors, LG nominations should be on the Council<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s advice<\/strong>. This would uphold democratic principles<\/strong> and electoral accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Discuss whether the J&K Lieutenant Governor can nominate Assembly members without the Council of Ministers\u2019 advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Source: The post J&K LG should follow Council advice on Assembly nominations has been created, based on the article \u201cWho decides nominations to UT Assemblies?\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 19th August 2025. J&K LG should follow Council advice on Assembly nominations. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3- issues and challenges pertaining to the federal… Continue reading J&K LG should follow Council advice on Assembly nominations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":344827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[216,10498],"class_list":["post-344752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JK-LG-should-follow-Council-advice-on-Assembly-nominations.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}