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Constitution of India
Part V — The Union
Article141

Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding on all courts

The law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.

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What the Supreme Court declares as law binds every court in India. That is how a single constitutional reading becomes the law of the land.

Current official-edition wording. Historical reconstruction is not claimed for this article.

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