Article 191, Constitution

57 Landmark Constitutional Cases: Complete Notes

About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) These notes cover the 57 most important cases of Indian Constitutional Law . They are the cases that keep coming up in LL.B. examinations, in judiciary examinations and in every serious discussion of constitutional law. Every case is studied…

411 min read 16 Oct 2026

The Supreme Court held that the Governor's discretion under Article 163 is limited. The Governor cannot advance (prepone) an Assembly session or fix its agenda without the aid and advice of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, and his actions are open to judicial review. The Court also held that a Speaker facing a pending removal notice should not decide disqualification petitions under the Tenth Schedule. It restored the status quo ante and reinstated the Nabam Tuki government, which makes this a landmark case on federalism and the office of the Governor.

First, let us understand the basic meaning. India's Constitution already lists specific reasons a person cannot become a Member of Parliament under Article 102 . But what happens when a serious social problem — people facing serious criminal charges contesting and winning elections, then going on t…