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title: "Judicial Review of President's Rule: Article 356"
description: "Judicial review of President's Rule lets Indian courts test an Article 356 proclamation on grounds of mala fides and irrelevant material, per the Bommai ruling."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Judicial review of President's Rule is the constitutional power of Indian courts to examine the validity of a proclamation imposing central rule on a state under Article 356.
- Can the Supreme Court strike down a proclamation under Article 356?
- What grounds make President's Rule susceptible to review?
- What did the Bommai judgment change about majority testing?
- Why was Article 356(5) relevant to judicial review?

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Judicial review of President's Rule is the constitutional power of Indian courts to examine the validity of a proclamation imposing central rule on a state under Article 356.

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