The Constitution of India
The words, brackets and figure “Clause (i) of” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956
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Official source(w.e.f. 1.11.1956).
2. Substituted by ibid., for “said clause”.
3. Inserted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s.25 (w.e.f. 3.1.1977).
4. Inserted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s.26 (w.e.f.1.2.1977).
5. Substituted by the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment)Act, 1977, s.6, for “articles 131A and 139A” (w.e.f.
13.4.1978).
71 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part V. — The Union)
(e) rules as to the conditions subject to which any judgment pronounced or order
made by the Court may be reviewed and the procedure for such review including the
time within which applications to the Court for such review are to be entered;
(f) rules as to the costs of and incidental to any proceedings in the Court and as to
the fees to be charged in respect of proceedings therein;
(g) rules as to the granting of bail;
(h) rules as to stay of proceedings;
(i) rules providing for the summary determination of any appeal which appears to
the Court to be frivolous or vexatious or brought for the purpose of delay;
(j) rules as to the procedure for inquiries referred to in clause (1) of article 317.
(2) Subject to the 1[provisions of 2[***] clause (3)], rules made under this article may
fix the minimum number of Judges who are to sit for any purpose, and may provide for the
powers of single Judges and Division Courts.
(3) 3[4[***] The minimum number] of Judges who are to sit for the purpose of
deciding any case involving involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of
this Constitution or for the purpose of hearing any reference under article 143 shall be five:
Provided that, where the Court hearing an appeal under any of the provisions of this
Chapter other than article 132 consists of less than five Judges and in the course of the
hearing of the appeal the Court is satisfied that the appeal involves a substantial question of
law as to the interpretation of this Constitution the determination of which is necessary for
the disposal of the appeal, such Court shall refer the question for opinion to a Court
constituted as required by this clause for the purpose of deciding any case involving such a
question and shall on receipt of the opinion dispose of the appeal in conformity with such
opinion.
1. Substituted by the Constitutio (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s.26, for the words “provisions of clause (3)”
(w.e.f.1.2.1977).
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