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In SR Bommai v. Union of India (1994), the Supreme Court held that Governor's report recommending President's Rule cannot be based on political considerations, party affiliations, or subjective assessments, but must be based on objective material of constitutional breakdown.
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Objective material requirement under SR Bommai: (a) Context: Challenge to President's Rule imposition based on political considerations, not genuine constitutional breakdown, (b) Supreme Court holding: (i) Governor's report must be based on objective material of constitutional breakdown (e.g., loss of majority verified through floor test, breakdown of law and order), (ii) Cannot be based on: Political considerations, party affiliations, subjective assessments, unverified media reports, (iii) Judicial review: Courts can examine whether report based on objective material, not political considerations, (c) Applications: (i) Rameshwar Prasad (2006): Struck down Bihar Assembly dissolution based on unverified media reports, political considerations, (ii) Recent Governor cases (2022-2024): Reiterated objective standards, struck down politically motivated Article 356 invocations, (d) Rationale: (i) Democratic legitimacy: Elected State governments represent people's will; Article 356 exceptional measure, not routine political tool, (ii) Constitutional morality: Governor as constitutional functionary, not political agent, (iii) Federal balance: Protects State autonomy against arbitrary Centre overreach via gubernatorial discretion, (e) Illustrates constitutional federalism: Objective material requirement protects State autonomy; judicial review ensures Article 356 used for genuine constitutional breakdown, not political convenience.