 bill no  i of  2002 the government of union territories (amendment) bill, 2002 a billfurther to amend the government of union territories act, 1963be it enacted by parliament in the fifty-third year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the government of union territories (amendment)act, 20025(3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, bynotification in the official gazette, appoint2 for section 44 of the government of union territories act, 1963 of the following section shall be substituted namely:—substitution of new section for section 44 of act 20 of 196310council of ministers to act and advise the lieutenant governor"44 (1) there shall be a council of ministers with the chief minister at the head to aid and advise the lieutenant governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is required by or under the constitution to exercise his functions in his discretion5(2) if any question arises as to whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the lieutenant governor is by or under the constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the lieutenant governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the lieutenant governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion(3) the  question  whether any, and if  so what,  advice was  tendered by ministers to the lieutenant governor shall not be inquired into in any court" statement of objects and reasonsthe government of union territories act is in force since the year 1963 the status of union territory was conferred on pondicherry in the year 1963 by virtue of the powers conferred under section 44 of the government of union territories act, 1963, in the administration if any dispute arose in between the council of ministers and the administrator, the decision of the administrator will prevail the council of ministers is only appointed to aid and advise the administrator they cannot function independently even though the estimates committee recommended in the year of 1996 that the council of ministers of union territories should have all powers as the council of ministers of state governments are having, the recommendations of the committee have not been implemented so farhence this billcp thirunavukkarasu rajya  sabha a billfurther to amend the government of union territories act, 1963(shri cp thirunavukkarasu, mp)mgip(plu)mrnd—4795rs—05-02-2002