The Government of India Act, 1935, which provided the Governor General authority to enact Ordinances, was incorporated into the Indian Constitution. This act's sections 42 and 43 dealt with the Governor General's power to issue an ordinance, which stipulates that only he has the authority to do so "if circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take prompt action." A great deal was said and debated about the President's capacity to issue executive orders; some me