Article 133: Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

1) Any citizen of Nepal may file a petition in the Supreme Court to have any law or any part thereof declared void on the ground of inconsistency with this Constitution because it imposes an unreasonable restriction on the enjoyment of any fundamental right conferred by this Constitution or on any other ground, or to have any law or any part thereof made by a State Assembly declared void because it is inconsistent with any law made by the Federal Parliament or to have any law or any part thereof made by a Municipal Assembly or Village Assembly declared void because it is inconsistent with a law made by the Federal Parliament or the State Assembly, and the Supreme Court shall have an extra-ordinary power to declare that law to be void either ab initio or from the date of its decision if the law appears to be so inconsistent.

2) The Supreme Court shall, for the enforcement of the fundamental rights conferred by this Constitution or of any other legal right for which no other remedy has been provided or for which the remedy even though provided appears to be inadequate or ineffective or for the settlement of any constitutional or legal question involved in any dispute of public interest or concern, have the extraordinary power to issue necessary and appropriate orders, provide appropriate remedies, enforce such right or settle such dispute.

3) Under the extraordinary jurisdiction under clause (2), the Supreme Court may issue appropriate orders and writs, including the writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, and quo warranto.

Provided that, except on the ground of lack of jurisdiction, the Supreme Court shall not, under this clause, interfere with any internal proceedings of the Federal Parliament or State Assembly, and with any proceedings instituted by the Federal Parliament or State Assembly concerning violation of its privileges and penalties imposed therefor.

4) Subject to this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall, as provided for in the Federal law, have the power to originally try and settle cases, hear appeals, test judgments referred for confirmation, revise cases, hear petitions, or review its judgments or final orders. Judges other than those who have handed down the previous judgment shall make such review.

5) The Supreme Court shall settle appeals from cases originally tried and settled by a High Court and matters of public importance involving questions of interpretation of the Constitution and law or cases recommended by a High Court, accompanied by its opinion, that it is reasonable that the decision be made by the Supreme Court.

6) Other powers and procedures of the Supreme Court shall be as provided for in the Federal law.