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97                   THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                             (Part VI.—The States)

the words "fifteen years" occurring therein, the words "forty years" were
substituted.]
       211. Restriction on discussion in the Legislature.—No discussion
shall take place in the Legislature of a State with respect to the conduct of any
Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court in the discharge of his duties.
       212. Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature.—(1)
The validity of any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall not be called
in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure.
       (2) No officer or member of the Legislature of a State in whom powers
are vested by or under this Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct
of business, or for maintaining order, in the Legislature shall be subject to the
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jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise by him of those powers.
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              CHAPTER IV.—LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR
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       213. Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of
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Legislature.—(1) If at any time, except when the Legislative Assembly of a
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State is in session, or where there is a Legislative Council in a State, except
when both Houses of the Legislature are in session, the Governor is satisfied
that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate
action, he may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to
him to require:
       Provided that the Governor shall not, without instructions from the
President, promulgate any such Ordinance if—
              (a) a Bill containing the same provisions would under this
       Constitution have required the previous sanction of the President for the
       introduction thereof into the Legislature; or
              (b) he would have deemed it necessary to reserve a Bill containing
       the same provisions for the consideration of the President; or
              (c) an Act of the Legislature of the State containing the same
       provisions would under this Constitution have been invalid unless,
       having been reserved for the consideration of the President, it had
       received the assent of the President.
       (2) An Ordinance promulgated under this article shall have the same
force and effect as an Act of the Legislature of the State assented to by the
Governor, but every such Ordinance—

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