WBCS.LIVE practice question

Which Article grants special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court?

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

Answer options

  1. Article 132
  2. Article 136
  3. Article 143
  4. Article 226

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Article 136

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Article 136 šŸ“š Explanation: Article 136 grants the Supreme Court the extraordinary discretionary power to grant special leave to appeal against any judgment, decree, or order passed by any court or tribunal in India. This is a highly residual power meant to be invoked only in exceptional cases where a gross injustice has occurred. It cannot, however, be used against judgments passed by military courts or tribunals.