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Godi Media are predictably rushing to gaslight to present Rajasthan Governor's refusal to summon the Rajasthan Assembly : as some unresolved constitutional conundrum.

Well, it is NOT.

It is totally unlawful. Goes against a consistent and long line of SC decisions. #Thread
The key provisions of the constitution that apply in the question here are Articles 174 and 163.
163(2), at first brush, reads like a blanket protection to all decisions of the Governor.

We do however know that in practice, Governor's decisions have been reviewed by courts, particularly in cases of government formation/ toppling. How does it happen?
We have a long line of precedent guiding us on how to read 163(1) and 163(2).

The first one is Shamsher Singh v State of Punjab back in 1977.

A seven judge bench of the SC went the drafting history of Article 163.
And found these things.

Importantly, it traces how Article 174 - the power to summon the Legislative Assembly was originally drafted (draft article 153) with Governor having discretion under clause (3), but that the part conferring discretion was later omitted. (Para 18)
The 7J bench judgment laboured to repeat several times - how there were very few exceptions that were carved out in the Constitution for the Governor to act contrary to the advice of the council of ministers.
The position of Article 174 and whether the governor can act contrary to the advice of the council of ministers again came to be considered in several decisions thereafter. SR Bommai (9J) and Nabam Rebia (5J).
Most recently, Justice Chandrachud's judgment in Shivraj Singh Chouhan had this to say.
Net-net: There is only one limited exception to the rule that Governor has to act according to the advice of the chief minister under Article 174 to summon the House.
That limited exception occurs when Governor has reason to believe that the government has lost the confidence of the house i.e. has lot majority. If so, he must summon the house and call a floor-test - even if the chief minister and his council advice against it.
The governor's reasons here - COVID, free movement of MLAs etc - are completely extraneous considerations to that decision. That limited exception has no application whatsoever in Rajasthan case.

The governor must convene the assembly according to Ghelot's advice.
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