PRESIDENT’S RULE In layman’s term President's Rule is the suspension of state government and imposition of direct central government rule in a state. Article 356 of Indian Constitution deals with imposition of President’s Rule over a State of India. If a State Government is unable to function according to constitutional provisions, the Central government can take direct control of the state machinery. Executive authority is exercised through the centrally appointed governor, who has the authority to appoint other administrators to assist them. During president's rule, the Council of Ministers is dissolved, vacating the office of Chief Minister. Furthermore, the Vidhan Sabha is either prorogued or dissolved, necessitating a new election. The Governor is an appointee of the President and thus, effectively, a functionary of the Union Government. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India was a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court wher...