Supreme Court of India · 2010-05-05
STATE OF GUJARAT vs VINUBHAI DAHYABHAI PATEL .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/22739
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF GUJARAT
- Respondent
- VINUBHAI DAHYABHAI PATEL .
- Author
- HARJIT SINGH BEDI,K.S. PANICKER RADHAKRISHNAN, , ,
- Bench
- HARJIT SINGH BEDI,K.S. PANICKER RADHAKRISHNAN, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court clarified that the judgment in this case is confined to the present appeal and should not be treated as a precedent for future cases. The court emphasized the importance of context in judicial decisions, indicating that the ruling is specific to the circumstances of this appeal. The holding reinforces the principle that not all judgments are to be generalized as binding precedents.