Constitution of India · Part VI: The States · The Governor

Article 154: Executive power of State

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Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 154

• Dr. Premachandran Keezhoth & Anr. v. The
  2023 INSC 103230 November 2023Appeal(s) allowed

  The respondent No. 4 herein was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kannur University, his tenure was for a period four years. As the tenure of the respondent No. 4 was coming to an end, the Chancellor initiated…

• Nkgsb Cooperative Bank Limited v. Subir Chakravarty & Ors.
  2022 INSC 23825 February 2022Disposed of
• Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors.
  2021 INSC 2845 May 2021Disposed of
• Kantaru Rajeevaru v. Indian Young Lawyers Association Thr. Its General Secretary and Ors.
  2019 INSC 124814 November 2019Directions issued
• Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
  2019 INSC 19414 February 2019Disposed of
• V. Surendra Mohan v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
  2019 INSC 7522 January 2019Dismissed
• Union of India v. Moolchand Khairati Ram Trust
  2018 INSC 5939 July 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• A. A. Padmanbhan v. The State of Kerala & Ors.
  2018 INSC 16516 February 2018Dismissed
• Krishna Kumar Singh & Anr v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  2017 INSC 11 January 2017Reference answered
• State of U.P. and Ors. v. Z.U. Ansari
  2016 INSC 93430 September 2016Matter referred to larger bench
• Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
  2016 INSC 52613 July 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Lalaram & Others v. Jaipur Development Authority &Anr.
  2015 INSC 8771 December 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Delhi International Airport Ltd. v. International Lease Finance Corpn. & Others
  2015 INSC 23017 March 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Rajendra Nagar Adarsh Grah Nirman Sahkari Samiti Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
  2013 INSC 3841 July 2013Dismissed
• State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Honble Mr. Justice R. A. Mehta (Retd) & Ors.
  2013 INSC 12 January 2013Dismissed
• State of U.P. and Ors. v. Bharat Singh and Ors.
  2011 INSC 1908 March 2011Disposed of
• B.P. Singhal v. Union of India and Anr.
  2010 INSC 2867 May 2010Disposed of
• M/S M.R.F. Ltd. Etc. v. Manohar Parrikar and Ors.
  2010 INSC 2623 May 2010Dismissed
• Satya Narain Shukla v. Union of Lndia & Ors.
  2006 INSC 31411 May 2006Disposed of
• State of Bihar and Ors. v. Project Uchcha Vidya, Sikshak Sangh and Ors.
  2006 INSC 53 January 2006Disposed of
• R. Sai Bharathi v. J. Jayalalitha and Ors.
  2003 INSC 66824 November 2003Dismissed
• The State of Bihar and Ors. v. Subhash Singh
  1997 INSC 933 February 1997Dismissed
• Bhuri Nath and Ors. v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors.
  1997 INSC 1410 January 1997Disposed of
• State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors. v. Dr. Yashwant Trimbak
  1995 INSC 8264 December 1995Appeal(s) allowed
• State of U.P. and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Pradhan Sangh Kshetira Samiti and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1995 INSC 21024 March 1995Appeal(s) allowed
• S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors.
  1994 INSC 11111 March 1994
• Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab
  1994 INSC 11211 March 1994Disposed of
• Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and Anr. v. Union of India
  1993 INSC 3186 October 1993Disposed of