WBCS.LIVE practice question

Which Article empowers the Supreme Court to grant 'Special Leave to Appeal'?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Article 131
  2. Article 226
  3. Article 143
  4. Article 136

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Article 136

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Article 136 šŸ“š Explanation: Article 136 provides the Supreme Court with wide discretionary power to grant special leave to appeal from any judgment or order passed by any court or tribunal in the country. It is an extraordinary power meant to be used in cases where a gross miscarriage of justice has occurred. However, this does not apply to judgments passed by military courts or tribunals.