{"id":1126,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/critically-examine-the-role-of-governor-in-recent-times-upsc-psir-2016-1901\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:00","slug":"critically-examine-the-role-of-governor-in-recent-times-upsc-psir-2016-1901","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/critically-examine-the-role-of-governor-in-recent-times-upsc-psir-2016-1901\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically examine the role of Governor in recent times."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> Constitutional head + Union\u2013State link <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Sarkaria<\/b>: \u201csentinel and vital link\u201d \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b>: representative of the people, not a party<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Office \u201cacutely controversial\u201d (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Austin<\/b>) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> recent conduct departs from constitutional design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Departure clearest in government formation (Goa, Manipur <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> BJP invited over single-largest Congress; Karnataka <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> SC shortens majority window) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Article 356 strain (Uttarakhand recommendation overturned by HC) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> delayed assent (Tamil Nadu) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kothari<\/b>: Governor as instrument of the Centre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Judiciary narrows the discretion <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Bommai<\/i> (floor test, 356 reviewable) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Nabam Rebia<\/i> (reason, caution, good faith)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> Reform path: neutral appointment, fixed tenure, CM consultation, time-bound assent<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Governor as guardian of constitutionalism + cooperative federalism, not a partisan actor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[42],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[60],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1126","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-42","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-principal-organs-of-the-union-and-state-government","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4720,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1126\/revisions\/4720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1126"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1126"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1126"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}