द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल / भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम (नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस - ऐतिहासिक विश्लेषण)

316 THE INDIAN STRUGGLE
withholding legislation completely and enacting fresh legis-
lation. Such powers he does not possess even to-day.
The White Paper further says: 'Apart from the Reserved
Departments and the 'special responsibilities' of the Governor-
General outside the sphere of those departments, there is a
third category of matters in which the Governor-General will
not be under any constitutional obligation to seek or having
sought, to be guided by ministerial advice. For this purpose
certain specified powers will be conferred by the Constitution
on the Governor-General and will be expressed as being
exercisable 'at his discretion.' In this category of 'dis-
cretionary powers' . . . His Majesty's Government anticipate
that the following matters will be included:
(a) The power to dissolve, prorogue and summon the
Legislature.
(b) The power to assent to, or withhold assent from Bills
or to reserve them for signification of His Majesty's
pleasure.
(c) The grant of previous sanction to the introduction of
certain classes of Legislative measures.
(d) The power to summon forthwith a joint session of the
Legislature in cases of emergency where postponement
till the expiration of the period to be prescribed by the
Constitution Act might have serious consequences.
With regard to Legislative procedure the Governor-
General will be empowered to make rules:
(a) Regulating the procedure of and the conduct of
business in the Chamber in relation to matters arising
out of, or affecting, the Administration of the Reserved
Departments or any other special responsibilities with
which he is charged.
(b) Prohibiting, save with the prior consent of the
Governor-General given at his discretion, the dis-
cussion of or the asking of questions on:

1. Matters connected with any Indian State other
   than matters accepted by the Ruler of the State
   in his Instrument of Accession as being Federal
   subjects, or
2. Any action of the Governor-General taken in his
   discretion in his relationship with a Governor.