In Minerva Mills v. Union of India reported in (1980) 3 SCC 625, the Court held that the jurisdiction of courts is not ousted merely because a question has a…
The nine-Judge Bench decision of this Court in S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994) observed that the concept of justiciability is not synonymous with judicial review. It noted that…
The Supreme Court, speaking through nine-Judges in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India reported in (1992) Supp (3) SCC 217 held that the yardstick of subjecting an act or a…
In Maru Ram v. Union of India reported in (1981) 1 SCC 107 the Court speaking eruditely through the inimitable Krishna Iyer, J., observed that all public power including constitutional…
“Be your ever so high, the law is above you” ~ Thomas Fuller The Supreme Court extensively discussed in the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025)…
This is an edited excerpt from the judgment of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025). The deletion of the expression “in his discretion” both from the substantive part…
Articles where the expression “acts in his discretion” is used in relation to the powers and functions of the Governor are those which speak of special responsibilities of the Governor.…
The key question which fell for the consideration of the Constituent Assembly was whether any discretion would be made available to the Governor as the constitutional head of the State.…
The 155th Article of the Constitution provides for the mode of the appointment of the governor. It provides, “155. Appointment of Governor The Governor of a State shall be appointed…
With the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1858, the administration of India transitioned from the East India Company to the British Crown, bringing about a new administrative framework…
