Principle

JURISDICTION — Effect of Proceedings Without Jurisdiction — Void ab Initio

Area of law
JURISDICTION
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that a void act is automatically a nullity, incurably bad, without need for a court order to set it aside. All proceedings founded on it are also bad. The principle applies where an act is void. It ensures that void acts have…

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