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from any judgment, decree or final order of a High Courtin the territory of India, whether in a civil, criminal orSupreme Court tobe a court ofrecord.
Seat of Supreme
Court.
Original
jurisdiction of theSupreme Court.
Appellate
jurisdiction ofSupreme Court inappeals from HighCourts in certaincases.
1Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 5, for the proviso.
2Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 23 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part V. —The Union. —Arts. 129—132.)65
other proceeding, 1[if the High Court certifies under article
134A] that the case involves a substantial question oflaw as to the interpretation of this Constitution.
2* * * *
(3) Where such a certificate is given, 3*** any party in
the case may appeal to the Supreme Court on the groundthat any such question as aforesaid has been wronglydecided
3***.
Explanation .—For the purposes of this article, the
expression “final order” includes an order deciding anissue which, if decided in favour of the appellant, wouldbe sufficient for the final disposal of the case.
133.
4[(1) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court
from any judgment, decree or final order in a civilproceeding of a High Court in the territory of India
5[if
the High Court certifies under article 134A—]
(a) that the case involves a substantial question of
law of general importance; and
(b) that in the opinion of the High Court the said
question needs to be decided by the Supreme Court.]
(2) Notwithstanding anything in article 132, any party
appealing to the Supreme Court under clause (1) mayurge as one of the grounds in such appeal that asubstantial question of law as to the interpretation of thisConstitution has been wrongly decided.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in this article, no
appeal shall, unless Parliament by law otherwiseprovides, lie to the Supreme Court from the judgment,decree or final order of one Judge of a High Court.Appellatejurisdiction ofSupreme Court inappeals from HighCourts in regard tocivil matters.
1Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 17, for “if the High
Court certifies” (w.e.f. 1-8-1979).
2Cl. (2) omitted by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-1979).
3Certain words omitted by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-1979).
4Subs. by the Constitution (Thirtieth Amendment) Act, 1972, s. 2, for cl. (1) (w.e.f.
27-2-1973).
5Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 18, for “if the High
Court certifies—” (w.e.f. 1-8-1979).THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part V. —The Union. —Arts. 132-133.)66
What this means
- The index files this text under article 132 of the Constitution of India.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER IV.—T HE UNION JUDICIARY”.
- The passage runs to about 401 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions freedom of expression — it protects speaking, writing, publishing or holding an opinion (the words used: “opinion”).
The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.
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