Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha

The petitioners challenged the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub Brokers) Rules and Regulations, 1992 on the ground that they were not laid before both Houses of Parliament for the full thirty‑day period required by Section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, because the Houses were adjourned sine die…

Ramdas Athawale, a Lok Sabha member, filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the validity of the Lok Sabha's resumption on 29 January 2004, arguing that the President’s special address under Article 87 was required because it was the first session of the year. The Court held that the December 2003 session wa…

The petitioner, an income‑tax assessee, challenged the validity of the 1971 and 1975 Proclamations of Emergency, the House of the People (Extension of Duration) Act, 1976 and the Finance Act, 1976, arguing that the proclamations were ultra vires or had ceased to operate because the parliamentary resolutions approving t…