Rules made to exercise powers of State Legislature constitute “law” under Article 13: Supreme Court

The Court held that rules framed by Legislative Assembly under Article 208 come within the ambit of “procedure established by law” for the purpose of Article 21 of the Constitution.

Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar

Shagun Suryam

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that rules made to exercise the powers and privileges of State legislatures constitute "law" within the meaning of Article 13 of the Constitution [Ashish Shelar v. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly].

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