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Right to seek advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any question of law belongs to:

Article 143(1) empowers the President to refer to the Supreme Court a question of law or fact that has arisen or is likely to arise and is of such a nature and public…

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Right to seek advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any question of law belongs to:

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Article 143(1) empowers the President to refer to the Supreme Court a question of law or fact that has arisen or is likely to arise and is of such a nature and public importance that it is expedient to obtain the Court's opinion. The Constitution gives no comparable power to a Governor or to the Prime Minister, so a joint power of the President and Governor does not exist either. The Prime Minister's role is only to advise the President through the Council of Ministers, and the Court may in suitable cases decline to give its opinion on a reference under clause (1).

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