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President's Rule — Landmark Judgments
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Landmark Judgments
S.R. Bommai vs Union of India
1994This landmark nine-judge bench decision fundamentally transformed the jurisprudence around Article 356 by establishing that the President's satisfaction is not immune from…
Rameshwar Prasad vs Union of India
2006This case, arising from the Bihar Assembly dissolution, reinforced and expanded the Bommai principles by emphasizing that loss of majority by the ruling party does not…
Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker (Arunachal Pradesh case)
2016This case involved the imposition of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh following political crisis and Assembly proceedings controversy. The Supreme Court's intervention led to…