Examine the scope and significance of the Supreme Court's advisory jurisdiction under Article 143 of the Constitution.

Recent judgment on Ayodhya. President power to assent state bill was referred for clarification. Scope of Advisory Jurisdiction: (1) Supreme Court may or may not accept its give judgment for ordinary situation (2) Mandatory for SC to give ruling for pre-constitutional law offences (3) Judgment is advisory not mandatory

Significance: (1) Helps resolve issue of dual interpretation (2) Ensures has chance of litigants down road (3) Establish jurisprudence where vacuum present (4) Helps avoid bureaucratic procedural steps & sealing to SC Scope of re-litigation: ISSUE → Not binding on govt → Judiciary not bound to give judgment Thus art 143 needs to be used upholding constitutional morality

— NEERAJ TRAR · AIR 180