- (3) The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Lieutenant Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.
Other provisions as to Ministers. 54. (1) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.
- (2) The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor.
- (3) The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly.
- (4) Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Lieutenant Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Fourth Schedule.
- (5) A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislative Assembly shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
- (6) The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislative Assembly may from time to time by law determine, and until the Legislative Assembly so determines, shall be determined by the Lieutenant Governor.
Conduct of business. 55. (1) The Lieutenant Governor shall make rules on the advice of the Council of Ministers—
- (a) for the allocation of business to the Ministers; and
- (b) for the more convenient transaction of business with the Ministers including the procedure to be adopted in case of a difference of opinion between the Lieutenant Governor and the Council of Ministers or a Minister.
- (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, all executive action of the Lieutenant Governor, whether taken on the advice of his Ministers or otherwise, shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Lieutenant Governor.
- (3) Orders and other instruments made and executed in the name of the Lieutenant Governor, shall be authenticated in such manner as may be specified in rules to be made by the Lieutenant Governor on the advice of council of ministers, and the validity of an order or instrument which is so authenticated shall not be called in question on the ground that it is not an order or instrument made or executed by the Lieutenant Governor.
Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Lieutenant Governor, etc. 56. It shall be the duty of the Chief Minister—
- (a) to communicate to the Lieutenant Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union territory and proposals for legislation;
- (b) to furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union territory and proposals for legislation as Lieutenant Governor may call for.
Legislative Council
Abolition of Legislative Council of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 57. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, document, judgment, ordinance, rule, regulation or notification, on and from the appointed day, the Legislative Council of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir shall stand abolished. (2) On the abolition of the Legislative Council, every member thereof shall ceased to be such member.
(3) All Bills pending in the Legislative Council immediately before the appointed day shall lapse on the abolition of the Council.
