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Article 163

Part VI — The States · Constitution of India

Article 163

Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor. (1) There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion. (2) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion. (3) The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.

In plain wordsA Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister guides the Governor, who normally must act on that advice. The exceptions are matters where the Constitution lets the Governor decide alone, and no court can demand to know what advice the ministers gave.
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