Hyderabad, April 27 -- Was this a case of judicial overreach, or a case of ensuring Governors acted within their Constitutional powers, did not abuse their powers? Two lawyers, Dushyant Dave, Supreme Court, and Shrimati Venkatachari, Madras High Court, wrote informative columns in newspapers. Dave refers to Shamsher Singh vs State of Punjab and Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker, Venkatachari refers to S R Bommai vs Union of India and Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker. Both Dave and Venkatachari rely on Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution. Both make legal arguments.

Are legal arguments enough, or do we need to look beyond, go further into the realm of the morality of decision-making? Can we answer the question without factoring in the (Venka...