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Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJ, J B Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J
State of Punjab – Appellant
Versus
Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. jurisdiction invocation under article 32 (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 9) |
| 2. governor's duties regarding legislative business (Para 3 , 6 , 7 , 10) |
| 3. petitioner's and governor's arguments (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. governor's role as symbolic head in lawmaking (Para 14 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 26) |
| 5. importance of constitutional mandates (Para 15 , 17 , 18 , 28) |
| 6. adjournment vs prorogation distinction (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 7. speaker's authority over legislative procedure (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 8. valid sessions and governor's responsibilities (Para 44 , 45) |
| 9. disposition of the petition (Para 46 , 47) |
JUDGEMENT
Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI Table of Contents I. Factual background ................................................................................................... 3 II. Submissions .............................................................................................................. 7 III. Analysis .................................................................................................................... 9 A. The Governor is a symbolic head and cannot withhold action on Bills passed by the State Leg
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