S.R. Bommai v. Union of India

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:amends Related to 73rd and 74th amendments
gptkbp:caseOutcome Influenced public policy
Reaffirmed_democratic_principles
Long-term_effects_on_governance_in_India
gptkbp:caseTypes Writ Petition (Civil) No. 123 of 1994
gptkbp:citedBy Subsequent_Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:court Cited in future cases regarding federalism
Interpretation of federal structure
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Emergency political landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label S.R. Bommai v. Union of India
gptkbp:impact Political stability in states
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_S._R._Pandian
gptkb:Justice_M.M._Punchhi
July 11, 1994
Constitutional bench
Expanded scope of judicial review
Allowed judicial review of state government dismissals
Clarified_the_scope_of_Article_356
gptkbp:judgingCriteria Strengthened state autonomy
Over 500 pages
Reinforced democracy
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Principle of accountability in governance
gptkbp:leads gptkb:Justice_J.S._Verma
gptkbp:legalStatus Influenced state governance
Doctrine of separation of powers
Limits of Article 356
Prompted discussions on constitutional reforms
Set guidelines for President's rule
Studied by constitutional law experts
Emergency_provisions_in_India
Advocates_for_Union_of_India
Constitutional_law_in_India
Article_356_of_the_Constitution_of_India
Advocates_for_S.R._Bommai
gptkbp:notableFeature Analyzed by legal scholars
Frequently referenced in legal literature
Used in law schools
Critical_for_understanding_Indian_federalism
Landmark_judgment_in_Indian_constitutional_law
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 9
gptkbp:outcome Reinstatement of the state government
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkb:S.R._Bommai
gptkbp:politicalPosition Impact on state elections
gptkbp:politicalRole Affected central-state relations
gptkbp:precedent Strengthened_federalism_in_India
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Keshavananda_Bharati_case
gptkb:Minerva_Mills_case
gptkbp:significance Judicial review of the President's rule
gptkbp:year 1994