Causes of Concern

♤ Unlimited power: Article 142 is not a source of unlimited power and there should be self- restraint in using it that the orders under 142 does not amount to judicial overreach.

♤ Unconstitutional: It is against the doctrine of ‘separation of powers’, which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution.

♤ Uncertainty about discretion as in the apex court, 31 judges sit in thirteen divisions of two or three to decide the cases and each bench is independent of the other.