Part VIII · CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS
Article 239 Administration of Union territories.
In force
This article governs the running of Union territories. Each one is run by the President through an administrator he appoints. The administrator acts as much or as little as the President directs. The President may give the job to the Governor of a nearby State. Parliament may change the whole arrangement by law.
- (1) Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he may specify.
- (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Part VI, the President may appoint the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union territory, and where a Governor is so appointed, he shall exercise his functions as such administrator independently of his Council of Ministers.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article governs the running of Union territories. Each one is run by the President through an administrator he appoints. The administrator acts as much or as little as the President directs. The President may give the job to the Governor of a nearby State. Parliament may change the whole arrangement by law.