Article 139

Part V — The Union · Constitution of India

Article 139

Conferment on the Supreme Court of powers to issue certain writs. Parliament may by law confer on the Supreme Court power to issue directions, orders or writs, including writs 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) of article 32.

In plain wordsParliament may empower the Supreme Court to issue writs such as habeas corpus and mandamus for purposes beyond enforcing fundamental rights, which is the purpose Article 32 already covers.

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