being ab u sed for the purposes of injustic e . In other words; such power( s ) is intrinsic t o a High Court, it is its ver y life-blood, its very essence, its immanen t attribute. Without such powe r (s), a High Court would have f o rm but lack t he substance. These powers o f a High Court hence deserve t o be construe d with the widest possible ampl i tude. These inherent powers ar e in consonan c e with the nature of a High C o urt which ought to be, and ha s in fact been, invested with power(s) to m a intain its authority to prevent the process o f law/Courts being obstructe d or abused. It is a trite posi t of jurisprud e nce that though laws attempt t o deal with all cases that may a r ise, the infi n ite variety of circumstance s which shape events and the imperfec t ions of language make it i m possible to lay down provisions capable o f governing every case, which i n fact arises. A High Court w h ich exists fo r the furtherance of justice in an indefatigable manner, sh o uld therefore, have unfettered power(s) to de a l with situations which, though not expressly provided for by the law, need t o be dealt with, to prevent injus t ice or the ab u se of the process of law and C ourts. The juridical basis of t h ese plenary power(s) is the authority; in fact the seminal duty and responsib i lity of a Hig h Court; to uphold, to protect a n d to fulfill the judicial functio n of administ e ring justice, in accordance w i th law, in a regular, orderly a nd effective manner. In other words; Se c tion 528 of BNSS, 2023 refl e cts peerless p owers, which a High Court ma y draw upon as necessary when e ver it is just a nd equitable to do so, in partic u lar to ensure the observance of the due proc e ss of law, to prevent vexatio n or oppression, to do justice n ay substanti a l justice between the parties an d to secure the ends of justice.
