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Kerala Governor declines Ordinance on ward delimitation citing Model Code of Conduct

  • May 23, 2024
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Kerala Governor declines Ordinance on ward delimitation citing Model Code of Conduct

Sub: Polity

Sec: Parliament and legislature

Context:

  • Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan  has declined the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s request to promulgate an Ordinance aimed at establishing a Delimitation Commission to redraw the boundaries and increase the number of local self-government wards based on the 2011 census.

Key reasons to decline the request:

  • The Governor cited Model Code of Conduct principles and returned the executive order to the State government.
  • The governor reportedly rested his case on the premise that he could only enact the Ordinance,only  with the prior consent of the Election Commission of India.
  • The meeting proposed amendments to the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, and the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994.

About the ordinance:

  • The State Election Commissioner will chair the proposed Delimitation Commission and  will have five members at the rank of Secretary to the government.
  • The Commission will issue a draft notification. This notification will include fixing the ward boundaries and shaping the future electoral landscape.
  • The Commission will create new wards based on the 2011 census findings.

About Ordinance power of Governor:

  • Article 213 states that the Governor of the state may issue ordinances when the state legislative assembly (or either of the two Houses in states with bicameral legislatures) is not in session.
  • These ordinances have the same legal force and effect as an Act of legislature, but they are only temporary in nature.

Key features of this ordinance:

  • An ordinance can be retrospective, which means that it can be enacted prior to its approval.
  • An ordinance passed while the legislature is in session is deemed null and void.
  • To stay a law, the Ordinance must be approved by the legislature within six weeks of its reassembly. Its existence is terminated if the legislature does not act within six weeks of its reassembly.
  • Acts, laws, and events that occurred as a result of the ordinance remain in effect until it expires.
  • Ordinance promulgation cannot be regarded as a substitute for the Governor’s legislative authority.
  • Ordinances can only be passed on subjects where the State legislature has the authority to pass laws.
  • Ordinances cannot be used to revoke the fundamental rights of the citizens guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.
  • The ordinance would also be declared null and void if the legislature passes a resolution opposing it.

About Delimitation Commission:

  • Delimitation entails fixing the number of seats and boundaries of territorial constituencies, including the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), based on census data.
  • Article 82 (Lok Sabha) and Article 170 (State Legislative Assemblies) mandate readjustment of seats after each Census, performed by the Delimitation Commission.
  • Delimitation exercises were conducted post the 1951, 1961, and 1971 Censuses, highlighting its periodic nature.
  • The Delimitation Commission is a high-powered committee entrusted with the task of drawing and redrawing boundaries of different constituencies for state assembly and Lok Sabha election.
  • It is appointed by the President and works in collaboration with the Election Commission.
  • The Commission consists of –
    • A retired or working Supreme Court Judge (chairperson)
    • Election Commissioner
    • Concerned State Election Commissioners or
  • Commission’s orders have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court.
  • The orders are laid before the Lok Sabha and the legislative assemblies concerned, but they cannot affect any modifications in the orders.
Kerala Governor declines Ordinance on ward delimitation citing Model Code of Conduct Polity

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