Where an agent takes out an action in the name of his principal pursuant to a power of attorney authorising him to act in all matters…

A power of attorney authorising the donee "to act in all matters relating to" the donor's shareholding necessarily includes the authority to take all necessary steps,…

When witnesses have a full and clear opportunity to identify the accused, with the aid of full headlights and moonlight, the identification evidence is strong and…

Contradictions that do not affect the substance of the issue to be decided are irrelevant; contradictions must substantially disparage the witness to make it unsafe to…

When a trial court has performed its primary duty of evaluating evidence and made findings that the evidence justifies, an appellate court is not entitled to…

The doctrine of recent possession is inappropriate where the trial court had direct evidence and relied solely on it; introducing the doctrine is untidy and inconsistent…

An appellate court will not ordinarily reverse findings of fact unless there was no evidence to support them or the verdict is unreasonable considering the primary…

Section 149(d) of the Evidence Act does not require the prosecution to call all possible witnesses; the prosecution has discretion to call a sufficient number to…

The mere fact that a witness in a murder trial is related to the deceased does not make him a tainted witness; a tainted witness is…

The Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact supported by evidence unless there is a violation of principles of law or procedure, a…

Islamic personal law under the Constitution governs only matters enumerated in Section 262 of the 1999 Constitution and Section 242 of the 1979 Constitution; matters not…

The limit to the otherwise unlimited jurisdiction vested in the High Court can only be as may be expressly provided by the Constitution. Merely vesting jurisdiction…