Supreme Court of India · 2016-07-13
Nabam Rebia And Etc. Etc vs Deputy Speaker And Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2016 SC 3209
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nabam Rebia And Etc. Etc
- Respondent
- Deputy Speaker And Ors
- Author
- Jagdish Singh Khehar
- Bench
- Jagdish Singh Khehar, Dipak Misra, Madan B. Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghose, N.V. Ramana
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Governor's actions in summoning and preponing the sessions of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, as per Article 174 of the Constitution. The Court held that the Governor's actions, taken without the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, were unconstitutional and amounted to an inappropriate exercise of authority. Consequently, the Court struck down the Governor's orders, reaffirming the principle that the Governor must act on the advice of the Council of Ministers as mandated by the Constitution.