Type 1: EVIDENCE INFERENCE

Deduce the correct constitutional aftermath concerning legislation enacted during a period of state constitutional failure:

1. Statutes passed by the President are inherently temporary and void immediately upon the revocation of the proclamation.

2. The restored provincial assembly possesses the sovereign right to dismantle or amend laws passed during the President's tenure.

3. Executive powers vested in the Governor remain insulated from Presidential absorption during the crisis.

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Detailed Solution & Context

Statement 2 is correct. As governed by Article 357 of the Constitution, laws made during President's Rule do not expire automatically; they continue until the State Legislature actively repeals or alters them. Statement 1 is incorrect because it falsely applies an automatic expiration clause. Statement 3 is incorrect because the President actively assumes the powers of the Governor.
Type 2: ASSERTION REASON

Analyze the following Assertion and Reason regarding the imposition of Article 356:

1. Assertion (A): Following the termination of President's Rule, a newly elected state government is permanently bound by the statutes enacted by the Centre during the crisis.

2. Reason (R): Under the Constitution, the President physically absorbs all powers previously vested in the Governor and the state executive apparatus.

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Detailed Solution & Context

A is false. Statutes enacted during President's Rule do not permanently bind the state; the state legislature holds the authority to repeal or alter them. R is true. During President's Rule, the President constitutionally takes over the functions of the state government and the powers vested in the Governor.
Type 3: SCENARIO

A state was under President's Rule for a year, during which the Centre passed a controversial agricultural tax law on its behalf. Now, elections have been held, and a new state government opposed to the tax has assumed office. What is their constitutional recourse to remove this tax?

1. They must petition the Supreme Court to invalidate the Presidential decree.

2. They simply need to wait six months, as the law will automatically expire under the constitutional sunset clause.

3. The state legislature must formally introduce and pass a bill repealing the central tax law.

4. The Chief Minister can unilaterally nullify the tax via an executive order.

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Detailed Solution & Context

Option 3 is correct. According to Article 357 of the Constitution, laws made by the President during President's Rule remain operative indefinitely after the rule ends. However, the restored state legislature has the explicit power to repeal or alter them via formal legislative action. Option 2 incorrectly applies the six-month sunset clause, which only exists under Article 352 (National Emergency).
Type 4: HOW MANY

How many of the following assertions properly map the systemic effects of invoking President's Rule?

1. The President assumes direct jurisdiction over the roles and powers previously held by the State Governor.

2. All presidential legislation imposed on the state becomes permanently immune to provincial alteration.

3. The legal frameworks established by the Centre continue to govern the state even after the emergency is lifted.

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Detailed Solution & Context

Two statements are correct (the first and third). The President absorbs the Governor's powers, and laws made during the emergency continue to operate after it ends. The second statement is a distractor; presidential legislation is NOT immune to provincial alteration, as the restored state legislature can repeal or amend it.

🚨 The Examiner's Trap

By swapping the post-emergency legislative rules of Article 352 (automatic 6-month expiration) with Article 356 (infinite survival until active repeal), a potent distractor is formed.

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Concept Flow Mapping

President
Assumes Powers Of
State Governor
Presidential Laws
Survive
End of President's Rule
State Legislature
Can Repeal
Presidential Laws

Logic Quest

"Do laws enacted by the Parliament for a state under President's Rule become void when the rule ends?"

No, they remain operational until the state legislature actively repeals or alters them.

Topic Clusters

State LegislatureArticle 357