Supreme Court of India
Shivraj Singh Chouhan & Ors. v. Speaker Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that in order to facilitate a trust vote for which the twenty-two Members should be free to participate in the house should SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN v.
Judgment, page 61
From the headnote
Constitution of India: Art.174 – Power of the Governor to call floor test – Scope of – Held: Power under Art.174 of the Constitution to summon the House and to prorogue is exercised by the Governor on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers – But in a situation where the Governor has reasons to believe that the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister have lost the confidence of the House, constitutional propriety requires that the issue be resolved by calling for a floor test – The Governor in calling for a floor test cannot be construed to have acted beyond the bounds of…
Authorities it was built on
- 1994 S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1991 Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others
- 2018 Government of Nct of Delhi v. Union of India & Another
- 1977 State of Rajasthan & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India Etc. Etc.
- 2016 Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
- 2019 Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil v. Hon’ble Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Others
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra & Ors.
- 2025 In Re : Assent, Withholding or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and the President of India
- 2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors.
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