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Under Article 141 of the Constitution of India, the law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on:

The law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts within India under Article 141. It is not confined to the parties or to High Courts, which makes Supreme Court decisions a powerful source of Indian law through precedent.

  1. AAll courts within the territory of IndiaCorrect
  2. BOnly the High Courts and not the subordinate courts
  3. COnly the Supreme Court bench that decided the case
  4. DOnly the parties to the particular case

Explanation

Article 141 provides that law declared by the Supreme Court binds all courts in India. It is not limited to High Courts or the parties. A larger bench decision binds smaller benches, but the article itself speaks of all courts.

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