Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 42 · Decided 24 January 2006
Rameshwar Prasad and ORS. v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 42 · [2006] 1 S.C.R. 562
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 257/2005
- Decided
- 24 January 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. AGRAWAL, ASHOK BHAN, ARIJIT PASAYAT (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 321226, 356, 74, 163, 188, 361(1), 174(2)(b)
Headnote
AR PRASAD AND ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. JANUARY 24, 2006 [Y.K. SABHARWAL, CJ., K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. AGRAWAL, ASHOK BHAN AND ARIJIT PASAYAT, JJ.) Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 321226, 356, 74 and 163: Ifivoking of power under Article 356-/ssue of proclamation-- Subjective issuance uf proclamation- -On D facts, held: Governor has misled Union Council of Ministers. E Article 356--Nature and Scope of power---Held, is un emergency power but not an absolute power. Articles 32, 226 and Preamble-Scope of interference. Articles 356, 163 and 174(2)(b)-Dissolution of
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