Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 373 · Decided 17 August 2001
S.R. Chaudhuri v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 373 · [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 621
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 244/1997
- Decided
- 17 August 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Constitution of India, I950 A B Article I64-Scope of-Non-legislator-Appointment as Minister- C Failure to get elected within six consecutive months-Re-appointment as Minister during the term of same legislative Assembly-Held, such re­ appointment is improper, undemocratic, invalid and slot-The provision is an exception to the normal rule-Not an enabling provision for D appointment of non-legislator as a Minister. Interpretation of Constitution Constitution is required to be interpreted with an· object oriented approach in accordance with the intention of the framers of
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