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PETITIONER: SHRI BALWANTRAI CHIMANLAL TRIVEDI
Vs.
RESPONDENT: M. N. NAGRASHNA AND OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/08/1960
BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ) KAPUR, J.L. GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. SUBBARAO, K.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 1292 CITATOR INFO : D 1974 SC 471 (8) R 1977 SC2031 (2) F 1978 SC 533 (9)
ACT: Supreme Court--Appeal by special leave--Question of jurisdiction of inferior court--Court not bound to decide where there is no failure of justice--Review--Constitution of India, Art. 136.
HEADNOTE: Where at the hearing of an appeal filed by special leave from a decision of the High Court in a Writ Petition filed there under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India against an order of the Payment of Wages Authority, the Court considered that there was some force in the contention relating to the jurisdiction of the Authority concerned but did not decide that question on the view that as there had been no failure of justice the Court would not interfere under its powers under Art. 136, and the appellant applied for a review of the judgment 15 114 Held, that wide as are the powers of the Supreme Court under Art. 136 of the Constitution, its powers are discretionary and though special leave had been granted the Court was not bound to decide the question of jurisdiction of the inferior tribunal or cour...