Question

Lower Courts of India are bound by the decisions of higher courts. This means that the lower courts are bound by:

• A. All the points which were touched upon by the higher court in its decision.
• B. Both ratio decidendi and obiter dicta of the judgement of the higher court.
• C. Only the ratio decidendi of the judgement of the higher court
• D. Only the obiter dicta of the judgement of the higher court.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The correct option is (C):Only the ratio decidendi of the judgement of the higher court