The Advent Of Dialogic Jurisdiction

It is a truism to state that the Supreme Court of India has one of the widest jurisdictions in comparison to any other Court in the world. It is the final Court of Appeal not just in Constitutional matters but in Civil, Criminal and other types of matters as well. The Supreme Court of India has 3 main jurisdictions namely – an Original jurisdiction, an Appellate jurisdiction and an Advisory jurisdiction. Apart from these, the Supreme Court also has a Review jurisdiction under Article 137 of the Constitution and an Epistolary jurisdiction by which even a letter written to the Court is treated as a petition.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 31.05.2021 in the matter titled 'In Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No.3 of 2021 has devised a notion of 'Dialogic Jurisdiction'. The afore-mentioned proceedings were initiated by the Court as a Suo motu Writ Petition on 22^nd April 2021 when