Part VI · The Governor
Article 154 Executive power of State.
This article vests the executive power of a State in the Governor. It is exercised directly or through officers subordinate to the Governor, in accordance with the Constitution. The article does not transfer functions that existing law gives to other authorities. Parliament or the state legislature may still confer functions elsewhere by law.
- (1) The executive power of the State shall be vested in the Governor and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.
- (2) Nothing in this article shall— (a) be deemed to transfer to the Governor any functions conferred by any existing law on any other authority; or (b) prevent Parliament or the Legislature of the State from conferring by law functions on any authority subordinate to the Governor.
What it means
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This article vests the executive power of a State in the Governor. It is exercised directly or through officers subordinate to the Governor, in accordance with the Constitution. The article does not transfer functions that existing law gives to other authorities. Parliament or the state legislature may still confer functions elsewhere by law.