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Special Leave Petition in Supreme Court: Law and Practice.

February 16, 2026February 4, 2026 by Prashant Kanha

Photo on SLP Showing a lawyer trying to pursuade judges to grant leave to Appeal.

Introduction To error is human. But to correct an error is greater human. Article 136, positioned in Part V of the Constitution of India under the chapter dealing with the Union Judiciary, reads as follows: “136. Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court.— (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, the Supreme Court may, in … Read more

Effect of Dismissal of Special Leave Petition by Supreme Court and Doctrine of Merger

January 27, 2026January 14, 2022 by Prashant Kanha

What is SLP? Under the Constitution of India, we have a three-tier court system starting from the Subordinate Courts (district courts), High Court/ Tribunals and Supreme Court. Most of the original and appellate jurisdictions are confined within the first two-tier court system. Approaching the Supreme Court in an appeal against any order of the High … Read more

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