Article 135 of the Constitution of India

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Article 135 of the Constitution of India is a provision that preserves and continues the pre-Constitution jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in certain matters until Parliament provides otherwise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
appliesFrom 26 January 1950
appliesTo Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
authorityType supreme law provision
basedOn jurisdiction of the Federal Court under the Government of India Act, 1935
bindingOn Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
category saving clause
transitional provision
commencementContext jurisdiction existing immediately before the commencement of the Constitution of India
conditionedBy absence of contrary provision made by Parliament
constitutionalBodyConcerned Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
continues jurisdiction exercisable by the Federal Court immediately before the commencement of the Constitution
enforceableBy courts in India
foundIn Chapter IV of Part V of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
governs exercise of certain original and appellate jurisdiction by the Supreme Court
hasJurisdictionOver Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
historicalPredecessor Federal Court of India NERFINISHED
interpretedBy Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
language English
Hindi
legalEffect enables Supreme Court to exercise additional jurisdiction not expressly covered elsewhere in the Constitution
saves existing jurisdiction of the Supreme Court beyond Articles 131 to 134
legalSystem Indian constitutional law
locatedIn India
normType jurisdictional rule
partOf Constitution of India NERFINISHED
preserves pre-Constitution jurisdiction of the Federal Court
pre-Constitution jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in certain matters
purpose to avoid a jurisdictional vacuum after the transition from the Federal Court to the Supreme Court
to ensure continuity of judicial powers during constitutional transition
relatedTo Article 131 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
Article 132 of the Constitution of India
Article 133 of the Constitution of India
Article 134 of the Constitution of India
Article 136 of the Constitution of India
requires parliamentary legislation to alter preserved jurisdiction
scope jurisdiction exercisable by the Federal Court immediately before the commencement of the Constitution in any matter
status in force
subjectMatter jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India
temporalQualifier until Parliament by law otherwise provides

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Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India containsArticle Article 135 of the Constitution of India