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Krishna Kumar Singh & Anr v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 5 S.C.R. 160
Bench T.S. Thakur J.
Decided 1 January 2017

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, both textual and otherwise, I hold that on a reading of Article 213(2) of the Constitution it is not mandatory that an Ordinance should be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State B Legislature.

Judgment, page 98

From the headnote

Constitution of India: Art.2 I 3 - Promulgation of Ordinances one after another in succession but none of them laid before the legislature - In the instant case, Governor of Bihar promulgated an Ordinance providing for taking over of 429 Sanskrit schools in the State - The services of teachers and other employees of the school were to stand transferred to the state government subject to certain conditions - The first Ordinance was followed by a succession of Ordinances - None of the Ordinances, which were issued in exercise of the power ·of the Governor under Art.213 were placed before the

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 followed · 2 referred to · 1 explained

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