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Article 143: Power of President to consult Supreme Court

Allows the President to refer certain questions of law or fact of public importance to the Supreme Court for advisory opinion.

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What it means

Plain-language explanation

Where you notice it

Daily civic life

How it protects you

Citizen protection

What to remember

Exam and recall pointers

What it means

Simple explanation

Article 143 creates the Supreme Court advisory opinion route for important public questions.

Practical daily-life use

Where citizens notice it

  • Explains how constitutional questions can be referred without an ordinary lawsuit.
  • Relevant to major public law controversies.

How it protects you

Citizen protection context

  • Allows expert constitutional guidance on major public questions.
  • Can reduce uncertainty in governance.

Example situations

General civic examples

  • The President refers a public importance question to the Supreme Court.
  • Students study advisory opinions as different from regular judgments between parties.

Citizen note

Learning note

Advisory opinions have a distinct constitutional character and are not ordinary appeals.

Exam pointers

What to remember

  • Article 143 provides advisory jurisdiction.
  • The opinion is given on Presidential reference.

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Last reviewed against official sources: 2026-05-20.