{"id":21426,"date":"2026-04-04T10:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=21426"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:51:24","slug":"a-critical-study-on-colourable-legislation-and-the-concept-of-horse-trading-in-india-constitutional-and-judicial-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/a-critical-study-on-colourable-legislation-and-the-concept-of-horse-trading-in-india-constitutional-and-judicial-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"A Critical Study on Colourable Legislation and the Concept of Horse Trading in India: Constitutional and Judicial Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>1. Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>1.1 Background And Evolution of Colorable Legislation In India<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The doctrine of colorable legislation is rooted in the foundational principle of constitutional supremacy. Derived from the Latin maxim ‘Quando aliquid prohibetur ex directo, prohibetur et per obliquum,’ it signifies that what cannot be done directly cannot also be done indirectly.<\/p>

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