Q1. Under Article 74(1), the President shall act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers. This provision was made mandatory by:
Explanation
The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 made it explicitly mandatory for the President to act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers. The 44th Amendment (1978) added a proviso allowing the President to ask the Council to reconsider its advice once, but the President must act on the reconsidered advice.
