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Re: Special Reference N0.1 of 2012 v. --

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Reported as [2012] 9 S.C.R. 311
Bench S.H. Kapadia J.
Decided 27 September 2012

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CONSTITUTION OF /NOIA, 1950: Art 143(1) - Power of President to consult Supreme Court - Scope of - It is not necessary that the question on which the c opinion of Supreme Court is sought must have actually arisen - The President can make a reference even at an anterior stage, namely, at the stage when the President is satisfied that the question is likely to arise - The satisfaction whether the question meets pre-requisites of Art. 143(1) is essentially a 0 matter for the President to decide - Upon receipt of a reference under Art. 143(1), the only discretion Supreme Court has is either to

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