 Article 365 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President of India, on his being satisfied that, "a situation has arisen" in which the state government cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution to take action.This enables the state to come under the direct control of the central government.The court held that whilst it could review whether a proclamation which imposed the president's rule was "ultra vires", under Article 356 the scope of such review would be limited.