A CRITIQUE OF A.K. ROY V.

UNION OF INDIA
WITH REFERENCE TO ORDINACE

ROUGH DRAFT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF COURSE TITLED

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-II FOR COMPLETION OF BA.LLB. (HONS.) IN ACADEMIC YEAR
2018-19

Submitted by – Ayush Kumar Submitted to – Dr. Anirudh Prashad

Roll no – 1522 Faculty of Constitutional Law-II
6th semester, BA.LLB.(Hons.)

05TH January 2019

Chanakya National Law University

Nyaya Nagar, Mithapur,
Patna (Bihar)

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 TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................4
AIMS AND OBJECTIVE........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
HYPOTHESIS.........................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
1. PROCEDURAL HISTORY OF A.K. ROY V. UOI...........................................................................6
1.1 Ordinance making Power of the President .............................................................................7
1.2 Brief Facts of the Case............................................................................................................9
2. NATIONAL SECURITY ORDINACE, 1980..................................................................................11
2.1 Scope and limitations...............................................................................................................11
2.2 Effect of 44th constitutional amendment act............................................................................12
3. ISSUE BEFORE THE COURT.......................................................................................................14
4. DECISION ....................................................................................................................................16
5. CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………………………….16
BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………………………………………………………….17

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 INTRODUCTION
A. K. Roy, Etc. v/s Union of India and Another was decided on December 28, 1981, by a 5
judge bench of the honorable Supreme Court of India. The petitioner in the present case is
Shri AK Roy who is a Marxist member of the parliament, while the respondent is the Union
of India. The Supreme Court was approached through Article 32 of the Indian Constitution
whereby the validity of the National Security Ordinance, 1980, and certain provisions of the
said ordinance are under-challenged.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. To find out the scope and limitations of ordinance making power of the President
with reference to A.K. Roy v. Union of India
2. To find out the effect of 44th constitutional amendment act on ordinance making
power of the President

HYPOTHESES

1. Ordinance making power is a legislative power of the president and has same
effect as that of an act passed by Parliament
2. The National Security Ordinance which came into force on September 23, 1980,
has undefined power of detention.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The researcher has used doctrinal method of Research. Doctrinal method will include library
sources.

i.) Primary Source

 Constitution of India

ii.) Secondary Sources

 Journals
 Websites
 Books

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