Maharashtra CM Gets Power to Override Ministers' Decisions: What the New Rules Say

Super Chief Minister? New Rules Give D Fadnavis Power To Overrule Any Minister's Decision

The government views this as an administrative and legal reform. However, politically, it could significantly impact the balance of power between Fadnavis and Shinde.

Maharashtra CM gets power to override ministers' decisions: What the new rules say

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be able to modify or revoke decisions made by ministers if necessary. This will further strengthen the CM's control over key government decisions.

Fadnavis gets 'veto' power: New rules to allow Maharashtra CM override ministers

The state government’s move comes three years after the Bombay High Court ruled that the chief minister had no power under the then-existing Rules of Business to review or modify a decision taken by a minister in charge of a department

New Rules Give Maharashtra CM Fadnavis to Overrule Decisions by Any Minister

Maharashtra’s 2026 Rules of Business grant Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis formal veto power over ministerial decisions, strengthening executive oversight.

Why new Maharashtra rules give CM Devendra Fadnavis veto power over any minister

Three years after HC quashed a decision by then CM Shinde, the Fadnavis govt amends business rules to empower the CM to override any minister in public interest.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis gets legal powers to override any minister’s decision

Maharashtra’s Rules of Business 2026 give CM Devendra Fadnavis power to override ministers’ decisions in public interest, excluding quasi-judicial cases.