President’s Rule was also in force in Delhi with the Assembly in suspended animation from February 14, 2014, to February 11, 2015, when Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the chief minister after his move to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill fell through in the Assembly.
Congress protested the Governor’s action, but the Centre went ahead and imposed President’s Rule in the state invoking Article 356. The Governor agreed and called for an emergency session to take up the impeachment motion. Impositions means any and all liabilities, losses, expenses and costs of any kind whatsoever for fees, taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, assessments or withholdings of any nature whatsoever ('Taxes'), including, without limitation, (i) real and personal property taxes, including personal property taxes on the Property covered by the Lease. On June 12 this year, the Union Cabinet approved the extension of President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir for another six months, beginning from July 3.Īrunachal Pradesh came under President’s Rule from December 16, 2015, to February 19, 2016, after Congress MLAs approached Governor JP Rajkhowa seeking to impeach Speaker Nabam Rebia.
After completion of six months of Governor’s rule, President Ram Nath Kovind on December 19, 2018, imposed President’s rule in the state, which had plunged into a political crisis after the Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government collapsed. Since the formation of the Republic, President’s Rule under Article 356 has been imposed in states in over 100 occasions. Recent instances where Article 356 has been imposed It can be extended for a maximum of 3 months with the approval of the Parliament. If approved by both the houses, the President’s Rule, as it is most-commonly called, can continue for 6 months. The determination of the breakdown of constitutional machinery may be done by the President at any time, either upon receipt of a report from the Governor, or suo motu.