Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 428 · Decided 27 September 2012
Re: Special Reference N0.1 of 2012 v. --
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 428 · [2012] 9 S.C.R. 311
- Case number
- SPECIAL REFERENCE CASE No. 1/2012
- Decided
- 27 September 2012
- Bench
- S.H. KAPADIA, D.K. JAIN, J.S. KHEHAR, DIPAK MISRA, RANJAN GOGOI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 143(1), 14
Headnote
9 S.C.R. 311 RE: SPECIAL REFERENCE N0.1 OF 2012 A [Under Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India] SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 [S.H. KAPADIA, CJI, D.K. JAIN, JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR, DIPAK MISRA AND RANJAN GOGOi, JJ.) B CONSTITUTION OF /NOIA, 1950: Art 143(1) - Power of President to consult Supreme Court - namely, at the stage when the President is satisfied that the question is likely to arise - The satisfaction whether the question meets pre-requisites of Art. 143(1) is essentially a 0 matter for the President to decide - Upon receipt of a reference under Art. 143(1), the only discretion Supreme
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