SUPREME LAW- CONSTITUTION– “Rule of law ”
7 judges constitution bench held that the Article 12 is inclusive but not exhaustive. Court further evaluated a test to ascertain the scope of “other authorities” under Article 12 as follows:
This is most crucial right among all the fundamental rights guaranteed under part III of the constitution. It confers original and exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme court, thereby declaring the apex court as custodian of the fundamental rights, additionally this court has no more important function then to preserve the fundamental rights.