{"id":16263,"date":"2026-09-02T10:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16263"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:01:39","slug":"article-142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/article-142\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 142 of Indian Constitution, Definition, Powers, Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article 142 Latest News<\/h2>\n

The Supreme Court<\/strong> invoked Article 142<\/strong> to quash FIRs against Gen Z protesters involved in NEET-UG protests<\/strong> held between July 20 and 25, 2026. The Court cited the future of young protesters<\/strong> who participated bona fide in the demonstrations. However, the relief does not cover individuals with serious criminal antecedents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is Article 142 of Indian Constitution?<\/h2>\n
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  • Article 142<\/strong>\u00a0empowers the\u00a0Supreme Court<\/strong>\u00a0to pass any\u00a0order or decree<\/strong>\u00a0necessary for\u00a0complete justice<\/strong>\u00a0in any\u00a0pending case<\/strong>\u00a0before it. This power is\u00a0discretionary<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0unique<\/strong>\u00a0to the apex court.<\/li>\n
  • The\u00a0concept of complete justice<\/strong>\u00a0means ensuring justice beyond technicalities by\u00a0filling legislative gaps<\/strong>, and interpreting or even overriding laws when necessary to protect\u00a0constitutional values<\/strong>,\u00a0fundamental rights<\/strong>, and\u00a0social welfare<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • The\u00a0framers of the Constitution<\/strong>, especially\u00a0Dr. B.R. Ambedkar<\/strong>, intentionally entrusted this extraordinary power\u00a0only to the Supreme Court<\/strong>. The jurisprudence under Article 142 has developed over\u00a050+ years<\/strong>, with the Court maintaining\u00a0self-imposed limits<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Article 142<\/strong>\u00a0elevates the Supreme Court\u2019s role as the\u00a0guardian of the Constitution<\/strong>, enabling it to\u00a0intervene<\/strong>\u00a0in cases involving\u00a0public interest<\/strong>,\u00a0human rights<\/strong>, or\u00a0democratic breakdown<\/strong>, ensuring justice where legislative or executive action is lacking.<\/li>\n
  • The Article strengthens\u00a0democracy<\/strong>\u00a0by protecting the\u00a0rights of minorities<\/strong>, ensuring\u00a0equal treatment<\/strong>\u00a0before the law, and acting as a\u00a0check on executive and legislative overreach<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Article 142 promotes\u00a0judicial innovation<\/strong>\u00a0by allowing the Court to create\u00a0guidelines<\/strong>\u00a0and direct\u00a0government authorities<\/strong>, especially in cases involving\u00a0public interest and constitutional values<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • The\u00a0lack of a clear definition<\/strong>\u00a0of \u201ccomplete justice<\/strong>\u201d can lead to\u00a0subjectivity<\/strong>,\u00a0inconsistent rulings<\/strong>, and\u00a0unaccountable discretion<\/strong>. This raises concerns under the\u00a0basic structure doctrine<\/strong>, particularly the\u00a0separation of powers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Article 142 of Indian Constitution grants the Supreme Court discretionary power to pass orders ensuring complete justice in any case before it, highlighting its unique authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":42167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[179,180],"class_list":["post-16263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general-studies","tag-article-142","tag-article-142-upsc","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16263"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122369,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263\/revisions\/122369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}