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President's Rule under Article 356
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/President's_Rule_under_Article_356
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:appliesTo
Indian states
gptkbp:approvedBy
gptkb:President_of_India
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:Article_356_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:challenge
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:compatibleWith
gptkb:Union_Territories
gptkbp:criticizedFor
potential misuse for political reasons
gptkbp:duration
initially 6 months
3 years with parliamentary approval
gptkbp:effect
state legislative assembly may be suspended or dissolved
state government is dismissed
President administers the state through the Governor
gptkbp:extendsTo
6 months at a time
gptkbp:firstImposedIn
gptkb:Punjab,_1951
gptkbp:has_landmark_case
gptkb:S._R._Bommai_v._Union_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
President's Rule under Article 356
gptkbp:invokedWhen
state government cannot function according to constitutional provisions
gptkbp:mentionedIn
gptkb:Part_XVIII_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo
Governor's Report
gptkbp:reviewedBy
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:1994_SCC_(3)_1
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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