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Executive Powers
Union and State
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President

The Union Vice President

Executive
Consists of Council of Ministers

Attorney General
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The Expression "executive power” is

nowhere defined in the constitution.

Definition of
executive
power ‘ordinarily the executive power
connotes the residue of governmental
functions that remains after the
legislative and judicial functions are
taken away’-Ram Jawaya Kapur v
State of Punjab
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• Executive power is • Vests the Supreme • By virtue of an existing

vested with President Command of the law ,if a function is
• It shall be Exercisable Defence Forces in vested in other
by Him in accordance President authorities ,it shall not
with the Constitution • Exercise of the be automatically
supreme command can transferred to
be regulated by law. president
• Parliament can confer
functions on
authorities other than
president.

Article 53-The President

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The Executive power of the union shall

extend to matters

Nature and
Extent of Which Parliament has power to make
laws
Executive
power-Art 73
Exercise of such rights, authority and
jurisdiction as are exercisable by the
government of India by virtue of any
treaty or agreement.
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Union law expressly entrusts the
execution thereof to union authorities
The Union
Executive
power shall The power is expressly conferred by the
constitution itself on the union
not extend to authorities
concurrent list
unless A law on the concurrent subject,
therefore, though enacted by parliament
,shall be executed by states except when
parliament has directed otherwise.