Constitution of India, 1949
143.Power of President to consult Supreme
Court.-
(1) If at any time it appears to the President
that a question of law or fact has arisen, or is likely to arise, which is of
such a nature and of such public importance that it is expedient to obtain the
opinion of the Supreme Court upon it, he may refer the question to that Court
for consideration and the Court may, after such hearing as it thinks fit,
report to the President its opinion thereon.
(2) The President may, notwithstanding
anything in the proviso to Article 131, refer a dispute of the kind mentioned
in the said proviso to the Supreme Court for opinion and the Supreme Court
shall, after such hearing as it thinks fit, report to the President its opinion
thereon.