Constitution of India · Part V: The Union · The President and Vice-President
Article 52: The President of India
In plain words
There shall be a President of India.
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Official text
There shall be a President of India.
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 52
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Dr. Sohail Malik v. Union of India & Anr.
Issue arose whether the Internal Complaints Committee-ICC constituted in one department of the Central Government has the jurisdiction to entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the POSH Act against an employee…
- Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
- Mithilesh Kumar Sinha Etc. v. Returning Officer for Presidential Election and Ors. Etc.
- Special Reference No. 1 of 1974 v. Special Reference No. 1 of 1974
- U. N. R. Rao v. Smt. Indira Gandhi