Constitutional state · 2026
Constitution of India
Part V — The Union
Article141
Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding on all courts. 65
The law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.
In plain language
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.
This wording has been in force since 1950 on this desk.
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