After President's rule was imposed affecting Mysore, can I challenge executive actions?
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Article 356 allows the President to assume the functions of the state government on failure of the constitutional machinery, but the executive actions remain subject to judicial review. The proclamation itself can be challenged under Article 226 in the Karnataka High Court or Article 32 in the Supreme Court, as held in S.R. Bommai v. Union of India. Executive actions taken during President's rule must comply with the Constitution and the relevant central and state laws; file a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the specific action and seeking its quashing. The court will examine the legality of the action, the competence of the authority and the compliance with the procedural safeguards. Karnataka Rent Control Act 1999 continues to apply unless validly modified, and the state's failure does not suspend the citizen's fundamental rights. Preserve the impugned order, the proclamation and the relevant records in Mysore, and the court can strike down the action and direct the restoration of the status quo ante.
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