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Article 52 Article 53

Article 52. The President of India

There shall be a President of India.

Article 53. Executive power of the Union

(1) The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union shall be vested in the President and the exercise thereof shall be regulated by law.

(3) Nothing in this article shall—

(a) be deemed to transfer to the President any functions conferred by any existing law on the Government of any State or other authority; or

(b) prevent Parliament from conferring by law functions on authorities other than the President.

Notes

Article 52 establishes the office of the President of India.

It simply states: "There shall be a President of India."

The President is the constitutional head of the Union Executive.

India follows a parliamentary form of government where the President acts as the nominal executive.

Article 53 provides that the executive power of the Union is vested in the President.

The President may exercise executive powers directly or through officers subordinate to him.

The exercise of executive power must be in accordance with the Constitution.

The supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union is vested in the President.

Parliament regulates the exercise of the President's powers over the Defence Forces through law.

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Article 53 does not transfer functions of State Governments to the President and Parliament may confer functions on authorities other than the President.

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