Section 73 — Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.

73. Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.—If the President, on receipt of a
report from the Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, or otherwise, is
satisfied,—
     (a) that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the Union territory of Jammu and
   Kashmir cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or
      (b) that for the proper administration of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir it is necessary
   or expedient so to do,
the President may, by order, suspend the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act for such
period as he thinks fit and make such incidental and consequential provisions as may appear to him to
be necessary or expedient for administering the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance
with the provisions of this Act.