Consider the statements regarding the judicial power of Governors of the States. Assertion [A]: The power of granting pardon under Article 161 is very wide and does not contain any limitation. Reason [R]: Judicial review is possible when he/she acts on the ground of non-application of mind and non-consideration of relevant material and suffers from arbitrariness. Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2022 · Topic: The Governor (Judicial Powers of the Governor)

1. [A] is true [R] is false
2. [R] is true [A] is false
3. Both [A] and [R] are true; but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]
4. Both [A] and [R] are true; [R] is the correct explanation of [A]

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