Article 139 — Parliament may by law confer on the Supreme

Court power to issue directions, orders or writs, includingwrits in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus , prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, or any of them, for any purposes other than those mentioned in clause (2) ofarticle 32.Jurisdiction andpowers of theFederal Courtunder existing lawto be exercisable bythe Supreme Court. Special leave to appeal by theSupreme Court. Review of judgments ororders by theSupreme Court. Enlargement of the jurisdiction ofthe SupremeCourt. Conferment on the SupremeCourt of powersto issue certainwrits.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V. —The Union. —Arts. 134A—139.)68 1[139A. 2[(1) Where cases involving the same or substantially the same questions of law are pendingbefore the Supreme Court and one or more High Courtsor before two or more High Courts and the SupremeCourt is satisfied on its own motion or on an applicationmade by the Attorney-General of India or by a party toany such case that such questions are substantialquestions of general importance, the Supreme Court maywithdraw the case or cases pending before the High Courtor the High Courts and dispose of all the cases itself: Provided that the Supreme Court may after determining the said questions of law return any case sowithdrawn together with a copy of its judgment on suchquestions to the High Court from which the case hasbeen withdrawn, and the High Court shall on receiptthereof, proceed to dispose of the case in conformitywith such judgment.] (2) The Supreme Court may, if it deems it expedient so to do for the ends of justice, transfer any case, appealor other proceedings pending before any High Court toany other High Court.]