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S R Bommai v Union of India (1994) significantly curtailed
AArticle 32
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CArticle 356 — laying down judicial review of Presidential proclamations of State emergency (President's Rule), floor test as the touchstone of majority, restoration of dismissed governments if needed
DArticle 360
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Correct answer: C. Article 356 — laying down judicial review of Presidential proclamations of State emergency (President's Rule), floor test as the touchstone of majority, restoration of dismissed governments if needed
S R Bommai (9-judge bench) is the central authority on Article 356. It held proclamations are judicially reviewable; floor test is the proper criterion of majority; and a wrongly dissolved Assembly may be restored.
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