Lesson 4/54 min
Parts IV to VI: executive, legislature, judiciary
Part IV: the executive (48–64)
| Article | Subject |
|---|---|
| 48 | The President; 48(4): a person under 35, unqualified to be an MP, or removed by impeachment cannot be President |
| 49 | Prerogative of mercy |
| 50, 51 | President's term (5 years) · President's immunity |
| 52, 53 | Impeachment of the President · removal for incapacity |
| 54 | Speaker acts in the President's absence |
| 55–58 | Cabinet · ministers · Prime Minister's tenure · other ministers' tenure |
| 58A–58E | Caretaker government (reports say the court ruling has brought it back) |
| 59, 60 | Local government · powers of local government bodies |
| 61–63 | Supreme command · recruitment to defence services · war |
| 64 | Attorney-General |
Part V: the legislature (65–93)
| Article | Subject |
|---|---|
| 65 | Establishment of Parliament |
| 66 | Qualifications and disqualifications of MPs (minimum age 25) |
| 67 | Vacation of seats |
| 70 | Seat vacated on leaving the party or voting against it (floor crossing) |
| 72, 73, 74 | Sessions · President's address and messages · Speaker and Deputy Speaker |
| 76, 77 | Standing committees · Ombudsman |
| 80, 81 | Legislative procedure · money bills |
| 93 | Power to make ordinances |
Part VI: the judiciary (94–117)
| Article | Subject |
|---|---|
| 94 | Establishment of the Supreme Court |
| 95, 96 | Appointment of judges · judges' tenure (retirement at 67) |
| 101, 102 | High Court Division's jurisdiction · power to issue writs |
| 103 | Appellate Division's jurisdiction |
| 105, 106 | Review of judgments · advisory jurisdiction |
| 108 | Supreme Court as a court of record |
| 114–116A | Subordinate courts: set-up, appointment, control; judicial officers independent in their judicial work (116A) |
| 117 | Administrative tribunals |
Memory trick: Exact numbers: President 48, Attorney-General 64 (last of Part IV), floor crossing 70, ordinances 93 (last of Part V), Supreme Court 94 (first of Part VI), administrative tribunals 117 (last of Part VI). Anchor them on the first and last article of each part.
Did you know?: The power to remove judges (Article 96) went to Parliament under the 16th Amendment (2014); when the Appellate Division struck it down on 3 July 2017 it returned to the Supreme Judicial Council.
Check yourself
Which article gives the President the prerogative of mercy?
At a glance
- 1
48 President (minimum age 35); 49 mercy; 50 five-year term; 52 impeachment; 64 Attorney-General.
- 2
58A–58E caretaker government; 59 local government; 61 supreme command.
- 3
66 MPs' qualifications (age 25); 70 floor crossing; 74 Speaker; 77 Ombudsman; 93 ordinances.
- 4
94 Supreme Court; 95 appointment of judges; 96 tenure (retirement at 67); 102 writs; 117 administrative tribunals.