<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Rameshwar Prasad case</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The <strong>Solicitor General </strong>drew attention to a 2005 ruling of the <strong>Supreme Court in Rameshwar Prasad v Union of India </strong>when asked whether the <strong>Governor</strong> can call for a floor test in case of internal dissatisfaction within a party.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The recent Shiv Sena crisis in Maharashtra, where the Governor was criticized for using his powers to order a floor test, brought back attention to this landmark ruling.</li></ul><h3><strong>About Rameshwar Prasad v Union of India:</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">In 2005, Bihar saw a <strong>hung Legislative Assembly with no party or alliance</strong> able to reach a majority, leading to the Governor recommends President’s Rule under Article 365.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Later, the Governor <strong>recommended the dissolution of the Assembly, and fresh elections were announced by the Election Commission of India</strong>, leading to petitions challenging the constitutionality of the dissolution of the Assembly.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The Supreme Court struck down the President’s Proclamation dissolving the state Assembly as unconstitutional, and though it did not restore the Assembly, it defined the contours of the Governor’s powers to dissolve the Assembly.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>