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"14. On matters affecting policy, this Court does not interfere unless the policy is unconstitutional or contrary to the statutory provisions or arbitrary or irrational or in abuse of power. The impugned Policy that allows FDI up to 51% in multi-brand retail trading does not appear to suffer from any of these vices."

The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the cases of B.P. SINGHAL (supra) and S.R. BOMMAI (supra) has held that though no reasonneed to be assigned for discontinuance of the pleasure resulting in removal of the Governor but even then the power under Article 156(1) of the Constitution is open to judicial review if such power is exercised in an arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable manner.