10. Council of Ministers:
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Act and subject also to the provisions of the Rules for the Administration of the Manipur State, the Executive Authority of the State is delegated to and shall vest in the Council of Ministers.
(b) Where under this Act or the Rules for the Administration or the State, it is requisite that the approval of the Maharajah shall be taken to any measure, the Chief Minister shall seek the approval of the Maharajah in person or in writing and shall obtain the Maharajah’s orders thereon. Should in any case the Maharajah’s approval be withheld, the Maharajah shall be pleased to inform the Chief Minister in person or in writing and to communicate his reasons for withholding such approval in writing to the council.
(c) The Council of Ministers shall consist of the Chief Minister and six other Ministers.
(d) The six Ministers on the Council shall be elected by the State Assembly subject to the proviso that two of these Ministers shall be representatives of the Hill people of the State elected in such manner as shall be laid down in the Rules of Business of the State Assembly.
(e) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Maharajah in consultation with the elected Ministers on the Council.
(f) The Chief Minister and Ministers shall receive letters of appointment over the seal of Maharajah.
(g) The Chief Minister in consultation with the Ministers shall allot portfolios.