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115                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                      (Part VIII.—The Union Territories)

        (5) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the President and other
Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Chief
Minister and the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the
President.
        (6) The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the
Legislative Assembly.
        1
          [(7) (a)] Parliament may, by law, make provisions for giving effect to,
or supplementing the provisions contained in the foregoing clauses and for all
matters incidental or consequential thereto.
        2
          [(b) Any such law as is referred to in sub-clause (a) shall not be deemed
to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368
notwithstanding that it contains any provision which amends or has the effect
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of amending, this Constitution.]                 od
         (8) The provisions of article 239B shall, so far as may be, apply in
                                            aC
relation to the National Capital Territory, the Lieutenant Governor and the
Legislative Assembly, as they apply in relation to the Union territory of
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  [Puducherry], the administrator and its Legislature, respectively; and any
                                     In
reference in that article to “clause (1) of article 239A” shall be deemed to be a
reference to this article or article 239AB, as the case may be.
        239AB. Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.—If
the President, on receipt of a report from the Lieutenant Governor or otherwise,
is satisfied—
             (a) that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the
      National Capital Territory cannot be carried on in accordance with the
      provisions of article 239AA or of any law made in pursuance of that
      article; or
             (b) that for the proper administration of the National Capital
      Territory it is necessary or expedient so to do,
the President may by order suspend the operation of any provision of article
239AA or of all or any of the provisions of any law made in pursuance of that



1. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventieth Amendment) Act, 1992, s. 3, for "(7)"
   (w.e.f. 21-12-1991).
2. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 21-12-1991).
3. Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006), s. 4, for
   "Pondicherry" (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).
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