Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Courts opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commissions decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year

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Q: 11 (IAS/2003)
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court’s opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year 2002)?

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Polity

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IAS

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The President of India made a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court`s opinion on the constitutional validity of the Election Commission`s decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections in the year 2002 under Article 143 of the Indian Constitution.

Article 143 empowers the President to refer any question of law or fact that has arisen, or is likely to arise, with respect to the interpretation of the Constitution to the Supreme Court for its opinion. In this case, the President sought the Court`s opinion on the constitutional validity of the Election Commission`s decision to defer the Gujarat Assembly elections.

Therefore, the correct answer is Article 143.