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Ratio Decidendi
Scope
What in a judgment binds: finding the ratio, separating it from obiter, and reading plurality decisions of larger benches.
Authorities to start from
- Union of India v. Dhanwanti Devi, (1996) 6 SCC 44
- India Const. art. 141
- State of Orissa v. Sudhansu Sekhar Misra, AIR 1968 SC 647
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