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Constitution of India · Part XIX: Miscellaneous

Article 365: Effect of failure to comply with, or to give effect to, directions given by the Union

In plain words

If a State fails to comply with or give effect to directions given by the Union under the Constitution, the President can treat it as a situation in which the State's Government cannot be carried on according to the Constitution.

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Official text

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.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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