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UPSC 2019: With reference to the Constitution of India, prohibitions or limitations or provisions contained in ordinary laws cannot act as prohibitions or limitations on the constitutional powers under Article 142. It could mean which one of the following?
(a)The decisions taken by the Election Commission of India while discharging its duties cannot be challenged in any court of law.
(b)The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in the exercise of its powers by laws made by the Parliament.
(c)In the event of grave financial crisis in the country, the President of India can declare Financial Emergency without the counsel from the Cabinet.
(d)State Legislatures cannot make laws on certain matters without the concurrence of Union Legislature.
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in the exercise of its powers by laws made by the Parliament.
Article 142 empowers the Supreme Court to pass any order necessary to do “complete justice”, and the Court has clarified that ordinary statutory prohibitions cannot limit this constitutional power; thus the Court is not constrained by laws made by Parliament (option b). The other options refer to bodies or powers unrelated to Article 142. ([vajiramandravi.com](https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/with-reference-to-the-constitution-of-india-prohibitions-or-limitations-or-provisions-contained-in-ordinary-laws-cannot-act-as-prohibitions-or-limitations-on-the-constitutional-powers-under-article-1/?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (b): The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in the exercise of its powers by laws made by the Parliament.. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper 1, as Question 52. It falls under Indian Polity > Judiciary.
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