In the event of President appointing the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union Territory:
(a) The Governor shall act with the aid and advice of his Council of Ministers.
(b) The Governor shall act independently of the aid and advice of the state's Council of Ministers.
(c) The Governor acts on the aid and advice of the Chief Justice of the High Court.
(d) The Governor acts on a committee appointed by the President.

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In the event of President appointing the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union Territory:
(a) The Governor shall act with the aid and advice of his Council of Ministers.
(b) The Governor shall act independently of the aid and advice of the state's Council of Ministers.
(c) The Governor acts on the aid and advice of the Chief Justice of the High Court.
(d) The Governor acts on a committee appointed by the President.

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Article 239 of the Constitution of India specifies that in the event of the President appointing the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union Territory, the governor shall act independently of the aid and advice of his Council of Ministers.

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In the event of President appointing the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union Territory: (a) The Governor shall act with the aid and advice of his Council of Ministers. (b) The Governor shall act independently of the aid and advice of the state's Council of Ministers. (c) The Governor acts on the aid and advice of the Chief Justice of the High Court. (d) The Governor acts on a committee appointed by the President.

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