Part XIX · Constitution, the President may by Proclamation—
Article 365 Effect of failure to comply with, or to give effect to, directions given by the Union.
This article turns disobedience into a constitutional breakdown. Where a State fails to comply with Union directions, the failure may be treated as a failure of the constitutional machinery. President's rule under article 356 may follow. The sanction behind Union directions is here.
- Where any State has failed to comply with, or to give effect to, any directions given in the exercise of the executive power of the Union under any of the provisions of this Constitution, it shall be lawful for the President to hold that a situation has arisen in which the Government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
What it means
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This article turns disobedience into a constitutional breakdown. Where a State fails to comply with Union directions, the failure may be treated as a failure of the constitutional machinery. President's rule under article 356 may follow. The sanction behind Union directions is here.