The Constitution of India
Executive power of the Union
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 53
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourcein 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.
Source record
Source and verification
The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Check the upstream source for currency, amendments, and official formatting. The recorded status describes this source version.
Open upstream source