Principle Archive

A bank was given a free hand under clause 35(n) to refuse to advance money should it find any critical matter affecting the future of the…

Separate interests of company officials can converge and become inseparable. Even without witness summons, a company perceiving that a tribunal was invalidly set up could bring…

A voluntary confession of guilt, if fully consistent and probable, is regarded as evidence of the highest test and most satisfactory, provided there is independent proof…

An employer who benefits from nine months of services cannot rely on a hollow defence of illegality for failure to obtain a work permit. The court…

It is inconceivable that a person who had just been shot at close range and wounded on the jaw would be able to seize the gun…

A consent judgment or order is as effective in law in respect of all matters settled therein as any other judgment or order arrived at after…

A judgment of a court of law cannot be subjected to interpretation by a court of co-ordinate jurisdiction like a deed, will, or instrument under Order…

A consent judgment is as effective in law as any other judgment arrived at after a full trial. It is intended to put a stop to…

A court may correct clerical slips or accidental omissions but cannot use this power to review, reverse, or rehear the case afresh. Errors of law cannot…

A consent judgment comes into being when parties are ad idem, terms of settlement are filed in court, and the court makes an order based upon…

The evidence adduced by the prosecution was cogent, complete, unequivocal, compelling, and led to the irresistible conclusion that the appellant and no one else was the…

A judge is not required to record every detail. The crucial requirement is substantial justice. Once the record shows the charge was read and explained and…