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March, '1968, the date of publication in the Gazette, and the Legislature was resummoned only thereafter The resummoning of the Legislature by the Governor was also a step in the right direction as it set up once again the democratic machinery which had been disturbed by the Speaker [490 A-E] (2) Under Art 174(2) there are no restrictions on the power of the Governor to prorogue The power being untrammeled and an emergency having arisen, there was no abuse of power by him nor can his motives be described as msla fide In fact it was the only reasonable method of getting rid of the adjournment and solving the political crisis The House, in fact, transacted other business showing that the prorogation and resummoning were considered valid After the prorogation there was no further curb on the legislative power of the Governor to promulgate the Ordinance [448 D, F-G; 490 E-F] Kalyanam v Veerabhadrayya     1

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In re E P T Valyudam	[1949] AllINRprMad 149; [1950] AIR Mad 324	All India Reporter - Madras	India - Tamil Nadu	3 Nov 1949	AsianLII
Lakshmi Ammal v Narayanaswami Naicker	[1949] AllINRprMad 148; [1950] AIR Mad 321	All India Reporter - Madras	India - Tamil Nadu	24 Oct 1949	AsianLII
Punjab v Sat Pal Dang	[1968] INSC 167; [1969] 1 SCR 478; AIR 1969 SC 903	Supreme Court of India	India	30 Jul 1968	LIIofIndia		28
Vasudevayya v Bhagirathi Bai	[1949] AllINRprMad 150; [1950] AIR Mad 333	All India Reporter - Madras	India - Tamil Nadu	27 Oct 1949	AsianLII