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Article 140 — Parliament may by law make provision for conferring upon the Supreme Court such supplementalpowers not inconsistent with any of the provisions ofthis Constitution as may appear to be necessary ordesirable for the purpose of enabling the Court moreeffectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it byor under this Constitution.

Article
140
Chapter
CHAPTER IV.—T HE UNION JUDICIARY
Index row title
Parliament may by law make provision for conferring upon the Supreme Court such supplementalpowers not inconsistent with any of the provisions ofthis Constitution as may appear to be necessary ordesirable for the purpose of enabling the Court moreeffectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it byor under this Constitution.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
5fd21ea0-ba10-4e0a-8ee9-65c974feff1c

42 words

Verbatim text

conferring upon the Supreme Court such supplementalpowers not inconsistent with any of the provisions ofthis Constitution as may appear to be necessary ordesirable for the purpose of enabling the Court moreeffectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it byor under this Constitution.

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  • The index files this text under article 140 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER IV.—T HE UNION JUDICIARY”.
  • The row is titled “Parliament may by law make provision for conferring upon the Supreme Court such supplementalpowers not inconsistent with any of the provisions ofthis Constitution as may appear to be necessary ordesirable for the purpose of enabling the Court moreeffectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it byor under this Constitution.”.
  • The passage runs to about 42 words.

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Constitution of India, article 140 (“Parliament may by law make provision for conferring upon the Supreme Court such supplementalpowers not inconsistent with any of the provisions ofthis Constitution as may appear to be necessary ordesirable for the purpose of enabling the Court moreeffectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it byor under this Constitution.”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/5fd21ea0-ba10-4e0a-8ee9-65c974feff1c (accessed 25 October 2026).

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