Unit 1 of Legal Language including Legal Writing and General English (syllabus: Module 1). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- What part of a judgment binds a later court?
- What counts as a fact, and why does it matter whether a question is one of fact or of law?
- Who is a person in law, and can a temple idol be one?
- Which bodies are "the State" against which a fundamental right can be enforced?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, s. s. 2(1)(f)
- General Clauses Act 1897, s. s. 3(42)
Leading cases
- Krishena Kumar v Union of India
- Chunilal V. Mehta v Century Spinning & Manufacturing Co. (1962)
- Pramatha Nath Mullick v Pradyumna Kumar Mullick (1925)
- Ajay Hasia v Khalid Mujib Sehravardi