Constitution Bench

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Institution of the Supreme Court of India Judicial bench Legal concept

A Constitution Bench is a larger panel of at least five judges of the Supreme Court of India convened to decide cases involving substantial questions of constitutional interpretation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Institution of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ Judicial bench ⓘ Legal concept ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	Doctrine of precedent ⓘ Stare decisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Cases involving interpretation of the Constitution of India ⓘ Cases referred by a smaller bench of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ Matters requiring authoritative constitutional precedent ⓘ
authorityLevel	Higher than a division bench of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
bindingNature	Decisions are binding on all High Courts in India ⓘ Decisions are binding on smaller benches of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
canHaveMoreThan	5 judges ⓘ
contrastWith	Division bench of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ Single-judge bench (in other courts) ⓘ
convenedBy	Chief Justice of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
convenedFor	Cases where a previous Supreme Court decision on a constitutional issue may need reconsideration ⓘ Cases where there is conflict between decisions of coordinate benches ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
decides	Distribution of legislative powers between Union and States ⓘ Important questions on separation of powers ⓘ Questions involving interpretation of federal structure under the Constitution of India ⓘ Scope and extent of fundamental rights ⓘ Substantial questions of constitutional law ⓘ Validity of constitutional amendments ⓘ
governingInstrument	Supreme Court Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	Authoritative interpretation of constitutional provisions ⓘ Collegial decision-making by multiple judges ⓘ Larger bench strength than ordinary benches ⓘ
jurisdiction	Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 145(3) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
locationOfSittings	Supreme Court of India, New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
minimumNumberOfJudges	5 ⓘ
partOf	Judicial system of India ⓘ
purpose	To adjudicate important constitutional matters affecting fundamental rights ⓘ To decide substantial questions of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India ⓘ To resolve conflicts between decisions of smaller benches of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
relatedTo	Article 136 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 141 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 226 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 32 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
relevantFor	Constitutional litigation in India ⓘ Public interest litigation involving constitutional issues ⓘ Review of major public policies on constitutional grounds ⓘ
typicalSize	5 judges ⓘ 7 judges ⓘ 9 judges ⓘ
usedIn	Landmark constitutional cases in India ⓘ

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Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ