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Power of President or Governor to promulgate an Ordinance under Articles 123 or 213 is a ______ power…

Ordinance-making is legislative in character, although the President or Governor exercises it. An ordinance has the same force and effect as an Act of the relevant…

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Power of President or Governor to promulgate an Ordinance under Articles 123 or 213 is a ______ power conferred by the Constitution.

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Ordinance-making is legislative in character, although the President or Governor exercises it. An ordinance has the same force and effect as an Act of the relevant legislature while it remains operative. Its temporary nature and constitutional limits distinguish it from an unlimited power to legislate.

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