House of Lords Archives

Inherent Powers of Recall: an analysis of Debts Recovery Tribunals’ Authority to Revisit their Orders

by Abhijith Christopher*

Bombay High Court quashes condition imposed by MHADA citing Wednesbury Principles and Doctrine of Proportionality

In the words of Diplock LJ in Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service, [1984] 3 WLR 1174, the Wednesbury principle, formulated by Lord Greene, is whether the decision is so outrageous in its defiance of law or logic that it cannot possibly be sustained.

Op Eds OP. ED.

Can an Executing Court Discharge a Director from Personal Liability in a Joint and Several Decree?

by Syed M. Ahmad†

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Courts in England and Wales, not bound by Privy Council decisions

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Considering the issue regarding the status of decisions by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)