Special And Special Reasons - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Special and special reasons, the word 'special' has to be understood in contradistinction to word 'general' or 'ordinary'. Now what does term 'special' connote? 'Special' means distinguished by some unusual quality; out of the ordinary (See Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition, Volume 39A, p. 82) Webster defines 'special as particular; peculiar; different from others; designed for a particular purpose; occasion, or person; limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, Meet Singh v. State of Punjab, (1980) 3 SCC 291: AIR 1980 SC 1141.