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Article 140

Part V — The Union · Constitution of India

Article 140

Ancillary powers of Supreme Court. Parliament may by law make provision for conferring upon the Supreme Court such supplemental powers not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Constitution as may appear to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Court more effectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it by or under this Constitution.

In plain wordsParliament may by law give the Supreme Court extra supporting powers, so long as they do not conflict with the Constitution, to help the Court exercise its jurisdiction more effectively.
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