The question (6 marks)
Write a note on the elements of a case brief, and explain, with the help of the decision in Maneka Gandhi v Union of India, why the disposition must never be left out of a brief. (6 marks)
MU Module I, head 1.4; pack ch. 01, model brief of Maneka Gandhi.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Law, Sources, Legal Language and Analysis of Legal Writing and Legal Language.
Authorities you will need
- Maneka Gandhi v Union of India
- K.M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra
- Passports Act 1967, ss. 10(3)(c) and 10(5)
- Constitution of India, articles 14, 19, 21 and 32
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