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What was the SR Bommai judgment, which the SC relied on in its Article 370 ruling?
December 12, 2023 10:47 am
In ‘SR Bommai v Union of India’, the Supreme Court interpreted Article 356 of the Constitution, which contains provisions for the imposition of President’s rule in a state. What is this case’s relevance to the SC’s latest verdict on Article 370?
What is Article 356, which Prime Minister Modi says Indira Gandhi misused 50 times?
February 10, 2023 12:07 pm
Article 356 allows the Centre to dismiss an elected state government and impose “President’s Rule”. Its rampant misuse by almost all central governments has been largely curbed after the Supreme Court's landmark Bommai judgment of 1994.
BJP’s Adhikari seeks President’s rule in Bengal
April 18, 2022 5:29 am
Adhikari told reporters in Jhalda that the party will extend all possible help to all people affected by “TMC atrocities” in recent times “without going by party colours”.
Explained: What are the kickback allegations against BJP-led Karnataka govt?
December 01, 2021 8:32 am
🔴 In a letter to PM Modi on July 6, the Karnataka State Contractors Association alleged that contractors are made to pay a bribe of around 25-30% of the tender amount to elected representatives and others before starting work.
What is Article 356?
July 19, 2019 10:17 pm
Article 356 of the Constitution of India empowers the President to withdraw from the Union the executive and legislative powers of any state “if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the government of the state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution”.
When Centre targets state
May 24, 2016 3:32 pm
President’s Rule must be abolished. Uttarakhand developments show why.
As Harish Rawat faces Uttarakhand floor test today, recalling use, misuse of Art 356
May 10, 2016 7:39 am
The decades of the 70s and 80s were especially notorious for its misuse — and almost all dispensations have used the provision during their time in power at the Centre.
On session eve, Oppn wants to discuss Article 356; Speaker says matter sub judice
April 24, 2016 10:13 pm
The Supreme Court has stayed until April 27, the next date of hearing of the Centre’s appeal against the order of the Uttarakhand High Court that set aside the imposition of President’s Rule in the state.
Over 100 blows old, Article 356 is a hammer that all govts love
March 29, 2016 1:36 am
The determination of breakdown of constitutional machinery may be done by the President at any time, either upon receipt of a report from the Governor, or suo motu.
Article 356: ‘Sow a wind, reap whirlwind’
March 29, 2016 1:31 am
A legal battle looms over the dismissal of the Uttarakhand govt. This is what Supreme Court’s Bommai judgment said on the use and abuse of Art. 356, the federal structure, roles of President and Governor.
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