LEGAL WORD
Binding precedent
Legal term · Jurisprudence
Binding precedent
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Jurisprudence
1 What it means
A decision that a lower court must follow. Under Article 141, Supreme Court law binds all courts in India.
2 Use it in a sentence
The High Court followed the Supreme Court as binding precedent.
3 Make it stick
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