Ignoring binding Precedents
1 Legal Principle - Consequences of ignoring Precedents - May Amount to Contempt of the Court:
2 Legal Principle – An Order of High Court which refuses to follow the decision and directions of Supreme Court or seeks to revive its decision, which had been set aside by Supreme Court, is a nullity:
3 Legal Principle - Order passed in ignorance of binding precedent amounts to contravention of the fundamental policy of Indian law:
4 Legal Principle – Judgment of HC / SC - squarely applicable to the Case - not brought to notice of Court / Tribunal – constitute mistake apparent from the Record – Order may be Recalled:
5 Legal Principle – Wilful disobedience to any judgment, decree, direction, etc of HC / SC by any Subordinate Judge / Magistrate / other person acting judicially, may amount to Contempt of Court: