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Per Incuriam Decision

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Per incuriam decision, means through inadvertence. It happens when the Supreme Court acts in ignorance of a previous decision of its own or when a High Court acts in ignorance of a decision of the Supreme Court, Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corporation Ltd. v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, (1990) 3 SCC 682.

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