Principle Archive

The Court shall not review any judgment once given except to correct clerical mistakes or errors arising from accidental slip or omission, or to vary the…

The inherent powers under Section 6(6) of the Constitution cannot be invoked to reverse a decision already given by the Supreme Court.

Once the Supreme Court has entered judgment in a case, that decision is final and will remain so forever.

If in light of other relevant credible evidence the expert's evidence is not or cannot be true, it cannot be said to be uncontradicted and the…

Alteration of an award of damages will be made only if the award is shown to be either manifestly too high or manifestly too low or…

The owner of land which abuts creeks or through which a tidal waterway flows has the right to exact rent from persons who fish in those…

The Supreme Court does not interfere with concurrent findings of the lower courts except where exceptional circumstances why it should do so are shown.

Mesne profits are the rents and profits which a tenant who holds over after lawful termination/expiration of tenancy or a trespasser has or might have received…

A duly registered conveyance constitutes prima facie evidence of title and, in the absence of credible contradictory evidence, is sufficient to support an award of title…

A plaintiff in an action for loss of use and occupation of premises is not bound to use rent payable during the tenancy as the measure…

A registrable instrument affecting land, once duly registered, is admissible in evidence notwithstanding that a plan annexed to it may be defective or not in compliance…

In a case where parties rely on conflicting traditional history, the best way to test the probability of each version is by reference to facts or…