Law of Precedents

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Description
This Book the "Law of Precedents" had already undergone three Successive Editions in Quick Succession and the same is being released as the present Fourth Edition. While releasing the present Edition care had been taken to adjust the commentary and improve the commentary making it upto date keeping in view several valuable suggestions given by different quarters. Suffice to say, we do welcome suggestions always, for the further improvement of this Book. We further thank all concerned with this publication since but for their efforts, it would not have been possible, to keep the publication alive.
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Contents
1.  Introduction
2.  Identical Points
3.  Article 141 of the Constitution of India
4.  Ratio Decidendi
5.  Obiter Dicta
6.  Per incuriam
7.  Dictionaries and use thereof
8.  Foreign decisions and use thereof
9.  Doctrine of Comity
10.  Constitutional points not directly arising for Decision
11.  Dismissal in Limine, without reasons
12.  Criminal cases and Precedents
13.  Stare decisis
14.  Reference orders
15.  Sub-Silentio
16.  Statutory provisions and Precedents
17.  Law Commission Reports etc., and Precedents
18.  Decisions of Supreme Court
19.  Decisions of High Courts
20.  Judgments of Courts of Justice when relevant
21.  Precedent and Judicial reasoning
22.  Judge made Law
23.  Judicial Consistency Propriety, decorum, etc.
24.  The Indian Law Reports Act, 1875
25.  Article 142 of the Constitution of India
Appendix
•   Full Text of the Full Bench Judgment of Madras High Court Philip Jeyasingh v. The
    Joint Registrar  of Co-operative Societies, Chidambaranar Region, Tuticorin and others,
    1992 (2) MLJ 309
•   Subject Index
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Author Details
Justice P.S. NARAYANA Former Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Sri P. Jagadish Chandra Prasad, Advocate High Court of AP and Telangana