Editing President's rule (section)

==Imposition in Union territories with a Legislative Assembly==

Article 356 is not applicable to Union territories, so there are many ways by which President's rule can be imposed in different Union territories with a Legislative Assembly.

===Jammu and Kashmir===
Until the [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|revocation of special status]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019|bifurcation]] into two Union territories, President's rule applied after the application of Governor's rule under the [[Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir|erstwhile state's constitution]] for 6 months.

After the revocation and bifurcation, the reorganized union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is subject to the section 73 of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019]], which is used to impose President's rule as the Article 356 is not applicable to Union Territories. The provision states:
{{blockquote|<b>73.</b> If the President, on receipt of a report from the Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, or otherwise, is satisfied,—

''(a)'' that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the Union territory
of Jammu and Kashmir cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, or

''(b)'' that for the proper administration of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir it
is necessary or expedient so to do,

the President may, by order, suspend the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act
for such period as he thinks fit and makes such incidental and consequential provisions as
may appear to him to be necessary or expedient for administering the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the provisions of this Act.}}

=== Delhi ===
In NCT of Delhi, President's rule is applied on the basis of Article 239AB of the Constitution of India (as the Article 356 is not applicable to Union Territories) which reads thus:

{{blockquote|<b>239AB.</b> – If the President, on receipt of a report from the Lieutenant Governor or otherwise, is satisfied—

(a) that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the National Capital Territory cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of article 239AA or of any law made in pursuance of
that article; or

(b) that for the proper administration of the National Capital Territory it is necessary or expedient
so to do, the President may by order suspend the operation of any provision of Article 239AA or of all or any of the
provisions of any law made in pursuance of that article for such period and subject to such conditions as maybe specified in such law and make such incidental and consequential provisions as may appear to him to be necessary or expedient for administering the National Capital Territory in accordance with the provisions of article 239 and article 239AA.}}

===Puducherry===
In the union territory of Puducherry, President's rule is applied on the basis of Article 51 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ministry of Law and Justice|first=Legislative Department|url=https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1963-20.pdf|title=Government of Union Territories Act, 1963|publisher=Authority|year=1963|location=New Delhi|page=34|access-date=25 February 2021|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204034549/https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1963-20.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Which thus reads

{{blockquote|<b>51. Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.</b> — If the President, on receipt of a report from the Administrator of the Union territory or otherwise, is satisfied,―

(a) that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the Union territory cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or

(b) that for the proper administration of the Union territory it is necessary or expedient so to do, the President may, by order, suspend the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act for such period as he thinks fit and make such incidental and consequential provisions as may appear to him to be necessary or expedient for administering the Union territory in accordance with the provisions of article 239.}}