Ordinances are laws that are

promulgated Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect. After a new law ...

by the

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on the recommendation of the

Union Cabinet The Union Council of Ministers Article 58 of the ''Constitution of India'' is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which is responsible for being the senior decision making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by t ...

, which will have the same effect as an

Act of Parliament Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of parliame ...

. They can only be issued when

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is not in session. They enable the

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to take immediate legislative action. Ordinances cease to operate either if Parliament does not approve of them within six weeks of reassembly, or if disapproving resolutions are passed by both Houses. It is also compulsory for a session of Parliament to be held within six months. A total of 679 ordinances have been issued from 1950-2014.List of ordinances 1950–2015
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List of Central Government Ordinances since 2003

List of state government ordinances

Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020 The Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Act, 2020 (Hindi: ''Lok Tatha Niji Sampatti Kashti Vsooli Adhyadesh, 2020'') is a law in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that was promulgated by the state governor, Anandiben P ...

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