Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 286 · Decided 7 May 2010
B.P. Singhal v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 286 · [2010] 6 S.C.R. 589
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 296/2004
- Decided
- 7 May 2010
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, S.H. KAPADIA, R.V. RAVEENDRAN, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, P. SATHASIVAM (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 310, 156
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: A B c Article 156 - Removal of Governor on withdrawal of President's pleasure - Judicial review - Scop~ - Limitations upon power ofremoval of Governors under Article 156(1) - Held: The President can remove the Governor from office assigning any reason and without giving any D opportunity to show cause - However, power .under Article 156(1) to be exercised in rare and exceptional circumstances for valid and compelling reasons ·- What would be compelling . reasons would depend upon the facts and circumstances of
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