Part V · CHAPTER IV.—THE UNION JUDICIARY
Article 147 Interpretation.
In force
This article is a reading rule. It applies to this Chapter and to Chapter V of Part VI. References to a substantial question of law about the Constitution include questions about the Government of India Act, 1935, and orders made under it. It lets the old law be read smoothly into the new.
- In this Chapter and in Chapter V of Part VI, references to any substantial question of law as to the interpretation of this Constitution shall be construed as including references to any substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Government of India Act, 1935 (including any enactment amending or supplementing that Act), or of any Order in Council or order made thereunder, or of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, or of any order made thereunder.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article is a reading rule. It applies to this Chapter and to Chapter V of Part VI. References to a substantial question of law about the Constitution include questions about the Government of India Act, 1935, and orders made under it. It lets the old law be read smoothly into the new.