Article 53 of the Constitution of India

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Article 53 of the Constitution of India vests the executive power of the Union in the President of India and outlines how that power is to be exercised, including through subordinate officers.

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Article 53 of the Constitution of India canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of India
constitutional provision
allowsExerciseThrough officers subordinate to the President
appliesTo Union of India
authorityType supreme law provision
bindingOn Union executive authorities
category provision on executive authority
chapter Part V of the Constitution of India
citedIn Indian constitutional case law
clarifies President acts in accordance with the Constitution and laws made by Parliament
constitutionalHierarchy subordinate only to the basic structure and other provisions of the Constitution of India
constitutionalPosition President is the formal head of the Union executive
constitutionalPrinciple parliamentary executive
separation of powers
country India
dateOfCommencement 26 January 1950
defines extent of executive power of the Union
manner of exercise of Union executive power
enforcedBy judicial branch of India
surface form: courts of India
governs distribution of executive power at the Union level
imposesLimitation executive power of the Union is subject to any law made by Parliament
executive power of the Union is subject to the Constitution
influences interpretation of presidential powers in India
jurisdiction Government of India
surface form: Union government of India
language English
Hindi
legalEffect determines who may formally exercise Union executive power
legalSystem Indian constitutional law
part Part V – The Union
partOf Constitution of India
providesThat President may exercise executive power directly
President may exercise executive power through officers subordinate to him
executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President
relatedArticle Article 52 of the Constitution of India
Article 74 of the Constitution of India
Article 77 of the Constitution of India
relatesToBranch executive branch of the Union
relatesToOffice President of India
scope matters with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws
rights, authority and jurisdiction exercisable by the Government of India by virtue of any treaty or agreement
subject President of India
Union executive
executive power of the Union
subPart Chapter I – The Executive
vestsPowerIn President of India

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Article 52 of the Constitution of India relatedArticle Article 53 of the Constitution of India
Union Government constitutionalArticleDefines Article 53 of the Constitution of India
subject surface form: Union Government of India
The President constitutionalArticle Article 53 of the Constitution of India
subject surface form: President of India