Privileges and Immunities of the President

The Indian President is the supreme of state and is also entitled to be the first citizen of the country. Ram Nath Kovind is the current and 14th president of India. The prime responsibility of the President is to defend, protect, as well as preserve the law and constitution of India. The President is an effective part of “The Union Executive” in which the provisions dealt with “Article 52-78” as well as Article 52-62 which are related to the president. The article is going to focus on the responsibilities of the President, his powers and privileges as well as the immunities of the president.   

Responsibilities of President

The Indian President is effectively elected by the members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha including legislative assemblies of union territories and states of India. The President focused on protecting the Indian Constitution. The major responsibility of the Indian President is to protect and preserve the Indian law and the Indian Constitution as per Article 60. There are different roles of the President of India such as chief administrator, chief executive, chief of state, chief diplomat, chief legislator, and commander in chief.  The President of India has to appoint a Prime Minister which is the key responsibility of the Indian President. The Indian President has legislative, judicial as well as Executive powers. The President is not answerable to any court of law for the practices of the duties and powers of his office.

Powers and Privileges of the President

The President of India has the responsibility to protect the Indian Constitution and law of India. “Article 52 to Article 61” of the Indian Constitution deals with the responsibilities, powers as well as duties of the Indian President. Articles 52 and 53 declare that the Indian President is the “executive head” of the country. The Indian President has Judicial, Legislative and Executive powers. During the term of office, the President of India cannot be arrested. There is a requirement for notice of two months for a civil case against the Governor or President of India.

The executive powers of the Union of India under “Article 53” of the Indian Constitution entrusted to the President. The Indian President has an effective right to be informed regarding all of the affairs of the nation. The president can assign an Attorney General, governors of States, and High Commissioners. The Indian President has the power of removing and appointing high Constitutional authorities, the council of ministers, and the Prime Minister.  

In the concept of judicial power, the President can appoint a “Chief Justice” of the Union Judiciary on the instruction or advice of the chief justice. The Indian President has the effective power to remission of punishment or grant pardons to any person. In legislative power, the Indian president can dissolve the Lok Sabha. The Indian President has the power to command the Houses of Parliament. The President has an effective role in implementing an act as well as passing a bill. Apart from Judicial power, Legislative power, and Executive Power, the Indian President also has emergency power such as “Financial Emergency”, “State Emergency” and “National Emergency”.  

Immunities of President

Article 361 of the Constitution of India grants the protection or immunity to the Indian President as well as the Indian Governor. The Indian President is the supreme of the state and cannot be arrested. The Indian President has different roles in protecting the Constitution of India and Law as managing smooth and efficient functioning of governments, and approving bills. The Indian President is not answerable to any court of law for the activities of the duties and powers of his office. In the absence of immunities, it can be difficult for the President in managing his responsibilities.  During the term of office, the President of India is effectively immune from criminal proceedings and cannot be arrested or not answerable to any court of law.

Conclusion 

Based on the above discussion it can be concluded that the Prime Minister in India plays a critical role in running the activities of the government smoothly.  The article has discussed the responsibilities of the President, his powers and privileges as well as the immunities of the president. There are different kinds of powers of the Indian Prime Minister such as judicial power, Legislative power, executive power as well as emergency power.  There is a requirement for almost two months for a civil case on the activities of the President.