Supreme Court of India · 2010-03-29
Ramdas Athawale vs Union Of India & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2010 SUPREME COURT 1310
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ramdas Athawale
- Respondent
- Union Of India & Ors
- Author
- B. Sudershan Reddy
- Bench
- P. Sathasivam, B. Sudershan Reddy, R.V. Raveendran, S.H. Kapadia, K.G. Balakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the proceedings of the Lok Sabha commencing on 29th January 2004 were a continuation of the Winter Session that had adjourned on 23rd December 2003, and thus did not require a new address by the President under Article 87(1) of the Constitution. The Court clarified that the term 'first Session' in Article 87 refers to a new Session, not the resumption of an adjourned one. Consequently, the writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the proceedings was dismissed, affirming the legality of the Lok Sabha's actions.