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What is meant by the expression ‘a court of records’?

Article 129 of the constitution makes the Supreme Court a court of record. A court of record is a court whose records are admitted to be of evidentiary...

April 14, 2013

How can a judge of the Supreme Court be removed from his office?

A judge may be removed from his office by an order of the president only on grounds of proved misbehavior or incapacity. The order of the president can...

April 14, 2013

Discuss about the jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court is a multi-jurisdictional Court and may be regarded as the most powerful Apex Court in the World.   The Constitution confers very broad jurisdiction on the...

April 14, 2013

Is the sole individual opinion of the chief justice of India constitutes consultation within the meaning of Articles 217 (1) and 222 (1) of the Indian Constitution?

In re presidential reference, the court held that the sole individual opinion of the chief justice of India  does not constitute ‘consultation’ within the meaning of the Articles...

April 14, 2013

What are the functions of the Supreme Court?

In India, the Supreme Court plays the important role of interpreting and applying the law and adjudicating upon controversies between one citizen and another and between a citizen...

April 14, 2013

What are the emergency powers of the President under Article 352?

According to Article 352(1), the President may make a proclamation of emergency only when he is satisfied as to the existence of a threat to the security of...

April 14, 2013

What has been held by the Supreme Court in the case of K.M. Nanavati v. State of Bombay in regard to the governor’s power to suspend sentence under Article 161 of the Indian Constitution?

 In K.M. Nanavati v. State of Bombay, the Supreme Court held that the Executive has no power to dispense with the operation of the law though the President...

April 14, 2013

Termination of Ordinances

The termination of ordinances refers to the process by which ordinances issued by the President of India or the Governor of a State cease to have legal effect....

April 14, 2013

What are the ordinance issuing powers of the President?

Article 123 of the Constitution empowers the President t promulgate such ordinances as the circumstances appear to him require when- (1) Both houses of Parliament are not in...

April 14, 2013

How can the president be impeached?

The president may be removed from his office before the expiry of his term, for “violation of the Constitution” by the process of impeachment. The procedure of the...

April 14, 2013

What are the privileges of the President under Article 361 of the Indian Constitution?

The office of the President is very august and the Constitution attaches to it may privileges and immunities. He is not answerable to any court for the exercise...

April 14, 2013

Where does the real executive power lie?

The executive power of the Union is vested in the President [Article 53 (1)]. This power is to be exercised in accordance with the Constitution [Article 53 (1)]....

April 14, 2013

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