S. R. Bommai v. Union of India
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S. R. Bommai v. Union of India is a landmark 1994 Supreme Court of India judgment that curtailed the arbitrary use of President’s Rule and strengthened federalism by applying the basic structure doctrine to center-state relations.
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| S. R. Bommai v. Union of India canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S. R. Bommai v. Union of India Context triple: [basic structure doctrine, usedInCase, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India]
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A.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
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B.
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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C.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
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D.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
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E.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S. R. Bommai v. Union of India Target entity description: S. R. Bommai v. Union of India is a landmark 1994 Supreme Court of India judgment that curtailed the arbitrary use of President’s Rule and strengthened federalism by applying the basic structure doctrine to center-state relations.
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A.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
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B.
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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C.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
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D.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
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E.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional law case
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landmark Supreme Court of India judgment ⓘ |
| appliedDoctrine | basic structure doctrine ⓘ |
| benchSize | nine-judge bench ⓘ |
| benchType | Constitution Bench ⓘ |
| citation |
1994 3 SCC 1
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AIR 1994 SC 1918 ⓘ |
| concernedProvision |
Article 356 of the Constitution of India
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Article 365 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Part XVIII of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| effect |
curtailed arbitrary use of President's Rule
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limited central government's power over state governments ⓘ reinforced the basic structure doctrine in center-state relations ⓘ strengthened Indian federalism ⓘ |
| holding |
President's Rule proclamations are subject to judicial review
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arbitrary dismissal of state governments is unconstitutional ⓘ federalism is part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India ⓘ secularism is part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India ⓘ the majority of a state government must be tested on the floor of the House ⓘ the power under Article 356 is not absolute ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational case on federalism and basic structure in India
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key case on center-state relations in India ⓘ leading precedent on misuse of Article 356 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| languageOfJudgment | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
center-state relations
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constitutional law ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| petitioner | S. R. Bommai ⓘ |
| petitionerOffice | former Chief Minister of Karnataka ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
President's Rule in India
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basic structure doctrine ⓘ federalism in India ⓘ judicial review ⓘ secularism in India ⓘ |
| respondent | Union of India ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
President's Rule
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dismissal of state governments ⓘ federal structure of the Constitution ⓘ judicial review of President's Rule ⓘ proclamation of emergency in states ⓘ |
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