Governor can't bypass government on Lokayukta, Gujarat tells SC | ummid.com
"The governor is the titular head of the state and has to act on the aid and advice of the council of ministers" and could not have exercised her individual "prerogative" in the appointment of Mehta as Lokayukta, senior counsel K.K. Venugopal, appearing for Gujarat, told the apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla.