Article 239 of the Constitution of India
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Article 239 of the Constitution of India provides for the administration of certain Union Territories by an Administrator appointed by the President, such as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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| administrativeHeadTitle |
Administrator
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Lieutenant Governor → |
| appliesTo |
Union territories of India
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| appliesToEntityType |
Union territory
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| authorizes |
President of India to appoint an Administrator for a Union territory
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| bindingOn |
Administrators of Union territories
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Union Government of India → |
| category |
provisions relating to Union territories
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| concerns |
Union territories without full statehood
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| constitutionalChapter |
Part VIII of the Constitution of India
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| constitutionalHierarchyLevel |
Article
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| constitutionalPartNumber |
Part VIII
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| constitutionalStatus |
in force
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| constitutionalSubjectHeading |
The Union Territories
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| country |
India
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| definesRoleOf |
Administrator of a Union territory
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| empowers |
President of India in relation to Union territory administration
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| exampleAdministratorOffice |
Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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| exampleJurisdiction |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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| governs |
executive administration of certain Union territories
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| governsRelationshipBetween |
President of India and Administrators of Union territories
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| hasNumber |
239
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| implementedBy |
President of India
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| includesExample |
Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as an Administrator
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| interpretedBy |
High Courts in India
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Supreme Court of India → |
| jurisdictionType |
federal union
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| languageOfText |
English
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Hindi → |
| legalEffect |
determines mode of administration of certain Union territories
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| legalNature |
binding constitutional rule
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| legalSystem |
Indian constitutional law
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| locatedInJurisdiction |
Republic of India
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| partOf |
Constitution of India
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| providesFor |
administration of certain Union territories by an Administrator
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appointment of an Administrator by the President of India → |
| relatedTo |
Article 239A of the Constitution of India
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Article 239AA of the Constitution of India → Article 240 of the Constitution of India → |
| scope |
non-state territories of India
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| sourceOfAuthorityFor |
powers of Administrators of Union territories
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| statesThat |
every Union territory shall be administered by the President
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the President may administer a Union territory through an Administrator → |
| subject |
administration of Union territories
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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constitutionalArticle |
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Article 239 of the Constitution of India
("Article 239AA of the Constitution of India")
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relatedTo |