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Power of Governor to dismiss a Minister | Appointing authority is also dismissing authority, said Supreme Court in 1979

Union of India India M Karunanidhi

While there are hardly any authoritative judicial pronouncements on the power of a Governor to dismiss a Minister, an obiter dictum (judges’ opinion on an issue not directly related to the case) in M. Karunanidhi versus Union of India decided on February 20, 1979 states that an appointing authority would also be the dismissing authority.

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The 1979 case was filed related to the prosecution initiated against Karunanidhi for allegedly receiving pecuniary advantage of ₹4 lakh to ₹5 lakh in wheat purchase from Punjab when he was the Chief Minister between 1971 and 1976. He had approached the Supreme Court to get the prosecution quashed after having lost before the Madras High Court.

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