Sub Silentio
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Sub-silentio, a decision passes sub-silentio, in the technical sense that has come to be attached to that phrase, when the particular point of law involved in the decision is not perceived by the court or present to its mind.' (Salmond on Jurisprudence 12th Edn., p. 153), State of Uttar Pradesh v. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., (1991) 4 SCC 139 (163).
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