Article 143 of the Constitution of India

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Article 143 of the Constitution of India empowers the President to seek advisory opinions from the Supreme Court on questions of law or fact of public importance.

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Article 143 of the Constitution of India canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Advisory Jurisdiction Article ⓘ
appliesTo President of India ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ
bindingNatureOfOpinion advisory ⓘ
not binding on the President ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 26 January 1950 ⓘ
constitutionalPosition Chapter IV – The Union Judiciary ⓘ
in Part V of the Constitution of India ⓘ
enactedOn 26 January 1950 ⓘ
grantsPowerTo President of India ⓘ
languageFeature uses the expression "may" regarding Supreme Court reporting its opinion ⓘ
legalEffect enables President to refer questions to Supreme Court for advisory opinion ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
obligationOfSupremeCourt Supreme Court may report its opinion to the President ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
procedure President makes a reference to the Supreme Court ⓘ
Supreme Court considers the questions referred ⓘ
Supreme Court reports its opinion to the President ⓘ
relatesTo advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
scope may include disputes arising out of treaties, agreements, covenants, engagements or other similar instruments ⓘ
questions of law or fact of such nature and of such public importance that it is expedient to obtain Supreme Court opinion ⓘ
subjectMatter power of President to seek advisory opinion ⓘ
questions of fact ⓘ
questions of law ⓘ
questions of public importance ⓘ
typeOfPower discretionary power of the President ⓘ
usedInCase In re Berubari Union and Exchange of Enclaves, 1960 ⓘ
In re Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, 1992 ⓘ
In re Presidential Reference on Ayodhya, 1993 ⓘ
In re Special Courts Bill, 1978 ⓘ
In re Special Reference No. 1 of 2012 (2G spectrum case) ⓘ

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Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India → containsArticle → Article 143 of the Constitution of India ⓘ