4. PRIME MINISTER
◦ Head of the Council of Ministers
◦ Most important person in taking decisions
◦ Can freely choose ministers
◦ Indirectly elected
◦ Appointed by the President
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5. POWERS & FUNCTIONS
❖ Leader of a big team
❖ Enjoys a wide range of powers.
❖ Head of the Government.
❖ Distributes work to all ministers
❖ Official spokesman of the Govt.
❖ Chairs the Cabinet meetings
❖ Co ordinates various departments
❖ Taking all final decisions
❖ Supervises the functioning of all ministries.
❖ Can dismiss any minister.
He is the Leader of
the majoriy party/
front.
He is the real head
of the govt.
When he quits the
entire Ministry Quits.
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6. THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA
◦ Head of the State.
◦ Enjoys only nominal powers
◦ Functions as the ceremonial head.
◦ Supervises the overall
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7. ◦President is elected by a college of electors
consisting: MPs and MLAs from all states.
◦Thus he is the representative of the entire nation
◦All govtl. activities are carried in his name.
◦All poicy decisions are issued in his name.
◦All major appointments are done for him.
◦All international treaties are signed for him.
◦Exercise powers on the advice of the Council of
Ministers.
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9. POWERS & FUNCTIONS
❖ Head of the nation
❖ Appoints PM and all ministers & all
major officers
❖ Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces.
❖ Assents on bills
❖ Highest appellate authority
❖ Distributes honours & awards
Appoints:
Chief Justice
Judges
UPSC members
CEC, CAG, At.G, Ac.G,
Aud.G
High Commissioners
Governos
Commanders of the
Armed Forces
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nts of
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12. JUDICIARY
◦ Indian Judiciary is independent,
impartial and single unified.
◦ Integrated judicial system: All
courts at all levels-
Supreme Court, High Courts and
District Courts
❑ Supreme Court controls the
Judicial Administaration.
❑Headed by the CJI.
SUPREME COURT:
Decides on 4 types of
disputes.
Which are they?
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13. 4 types of disputes:
Disputes between Citizen & Citizen
• Disputes between Citizen & Govt.
Disputes between 2 or more states.
• Disputes between State govt & Central
Govt.
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14. Supreme Court:
➢ Highest Court of Appeal
➢ Not under the Legislature or Executive
➢ Judges donot act on the direction of the Govt.
➢ Judges are appointed by the President
on the advice of the Prime Minister.
➢ Once appointed, difficult to remove.
➢ Can be removed by only by IMPEACHMENT .
➢ Impeachment motion should be
seperately passedby both houses with 2/3
majority.
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15. FUNCTIONS:
❖Power to interpret the Constitution.
❖Can declare a law invalid, if against the constitution.
❖Guardian of the Constitution
❖Ensures that the Basic Principles are not changed.
❖Guardian of Fundemental Rights.
❖Protects public interest, if hurt by the action of the
Govt.
❖Accepts Public Interest Litigation.
❖Supervises the Govt. From misusing its power.
❖Checks malpractices from the side of the public
officials.
Supreme Court
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