The question (15 marks)
Examine the grounds on which a Proclamation under Article 356 may be issued and the scope of judicial review of such a Proclamation, with reference to decided cases. (15 marks)
MU Module 4, heads on emergency provisions and the judicial review of a Proclamation under Art. 356.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Emergency, Amendment and Constitutional Bodies of Constitutional Law – II.
Authorities you will need
- S. R. Bommai v Union of India
- State of Rajasthan v Union of India
- Rameshwar Prasad v Union of India
- Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act 1978 and Constitution (Sixty-eighth Amendment) Act 1991
How an answer is marked
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