Court: Supreme Court of India · Date: 11 March 1994 · Citation: (1994) 3 SCC 1
Case
S.R. Bommai v. Union of India
Facts
Challenges to dismissals of State governments under Article 356.
Legal issues
Judicial review of Article 356 proclamations dismissing State governments.
Law / provisions
Article 356; federalism; secularism as basic features.
Holding
President’s satisfaction under Article 356 is justiciable on limited grounds; floor test preferred to assess majority; federalism and secularism inform the basic-structure limits on misuse of 356.
Key takeaways
- Article 356 is not a political blank cheque.
- Floor test over speculative majority claims.
- Federalism / secularism constrain Centre–State coercion.
Significance
Definitive federalism case on President’s Rule.
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