alleryStart learning →Per the unit, the decisions of one High Court in India have what status before another High Court?
AAbsolutely binding
BNo legal value of any kind
CPersuasive value only
DBinding only if the population is larger
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Persuasive value only
1. The unit states: 'decisions of one High Court are only persuasive precedents in other High Courts.'
2. They are not absolutely binding because the two High Courts are of co-ordinate jurisdiction.
3. The Supreme Court's rulings, by contrast, are absolutely binding on all High Courts.
4. The other options misstate this.
5. So the status is persuasive only.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Programme, Paper 1 "Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws", Lesson 1 "Sources of Law" (Nov 2021 edition, pp 2-19)._
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