A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India Bobde, declared that superior courts enjoy untrammelled power to take up any cause to do complete justice.
The court clarified that there is no fetter on the exercise of discretion of this court in referring questions of law to a larger Bench in review petitions.
Being a superior court of record, it is for this court to consider whether any matter falls within its jurisdiction or not.
Unlike a court of limited jurisdiction, the superior court of record is entitled to determine for itself questions about its own jurisdiction.
The nine member bench also invoked Article 142 of the Constitution in this case.