## CONSTITUTION 143

### CONSTITUTION 143 — Power of the President to consult the Supreme Court
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> 143. Power of the President to consult the 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 2*** the proviso to
article 131, refer a dispute of the kind mentioned in the 3[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.