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A High Court decides a case, ignoring an earlier decision of the Supreme Court, stating that the decision of the Supreme Court was obiter dicta without a binding force. As a result there is an inconsistency between decisions of High Court and the Supreme Court. Is the decision of the Supreme Court assuming that it was obiter dicta

Facts of the Case A High Court decided a legal dispute by ignoring an earlier decision of the Supreme Court of India. The High Court […]