Governor's Case

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation AIR 1974 SC 2192
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1974
gptkbp:fullName Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor's Case
gptkbp:importantFor landmark case on constitutional law in India
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:key Discretionary powers of the Governor are limited
President and Governor must act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers
gptkbp:legalIssue powers of the President
powers of the Governor
scope of executive power under the Indian Constitution
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Samsher_Singh
gptkbp:powers 7 judges
gptkbp:relatedTo Indian Constitution Article 163
Indian Constitution Article 74
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Punjab
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virginia_Governor's_Cup
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7