Supreme Court of India

Dr. D.C. Wadhwa & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Bench P.N. Bhagwati CJI, Ranganath Misra, G.L. Oza, M.M. Dutt and K.N. Singh JJ.

Decided 20 December 1986

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Constitution of India, 1950, Article 213-Scope of-Power of the Governor to repromulgate Ordinances from time to time without getting them replaced by Acts of Legislature-Scope of-Whether a colourable exercise of power, repugnant to the constitutional scheme. The State of Bihar adopted a practice of repromulgating the ordi· nances on a massive scale from time to time without their provisions being enacted into acts of the legislature.…

Authorities it was built on

1970 Estate of Late Rangalal Jajodia v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Madras cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2017 Krishna Kumar Singh & Anr v. State of Bihar & Ors. relied on
2023 The Animal Welfare Board of India and Ors. v. Union of India & Anr referred to
2021 Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah and Another referred to
2013 Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha v. Dhobei Sahoo & Ors. referred to
2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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