Supreme Court — Prelims Strategy

Prelims Strategy

Create a jurisdiction table rather than memorising adjacent article numbers without functions. Article 131 concerns the specified governmental parties and a legal-right dispute. Article 136 provides discretionary special leave, with its armed-forces qualification. Article 137 concerns review of the Court's own judgments or orders. A dissatisfied litigant does not acquire an automatic appeal merely by naming Article 136.

Distinguish Article 141's law-declaration effect from Article 142's complete-justice power in a pending cause or matter. A case-specific factual finding should not be described as though it were a general rule merely because it appears in a judgment. Article 143 concerns a presidential reference, not a direct request by a private litigant.

Compare Article 32 with Article 226: the first concerns Part III enforcement, while the High Court provision has wider wording. Wider subject matter does not remove territorial and other applicable conditions. Read whether the question asks about original, appellate, review or advisory functions before testing its details. An accurate institution name cannot compensate for selecting the wrong jurisdiction.