Resignation and Impact — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Secretary of State for India v. Kamachee Boye Sahaba

1859

This early case established the principle that the Crown's prerogative in foreign affairs extended to India, providing legal precedent for the Viceroy's authority to declare war…

Gopalan v. State of Madras

1950

Though post-independence, this case's discussion of executive power and constitutional limitations provides insight into the constitutional issues raised by the 1939 crisis…