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Union Of India & Anr vs Raghubir Singh (Dead) By Lrs. Etc on 16 May, 1989
The benefit of this doctrine is to provide certainty, stability,
predictability and uniformity. It increases the probability of judges
arriving a correct decision, on the assumption that collective wisdom
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is always better than that of an individual. It also preserve the
institutional legitimacy and "adjudicative integrity". It is flexible in
nature, as there are ways to avoid precedents. It provides equality in
treatment and thus prevents bias, prejudice and arbitrariness and
avoids inconsistent / divergent decisions. It prevents uncertainty and
ambiguity in law [Union of India v. Raghubir Singh, (1989) 2 SCC
754; and Justice R V Raveendran : "Precedents - Boon or Bane",
(2015) 8 SCC 1 (J)].
Baradakanta Mishra,Ex-Commissioner ... vs Bhimsen Dixit on 29 September, 1972
4.7. The Apex Court reiterated the aforestated position once again
in Baradakanta Mishra v. Bhimsen Dixit AIR 1972 SC 2466 where it
stated that it would be anomalous to suggest that a Tribunal over
which a High Court has superintendence can ignore the law declared
by it and if a Tribunal can do so, all the subordinate courts can
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equally do so, for there is no specific provision as in respect of
Supreme Court, making the law declared by the High Court binding
on subordinate Courts.
N.K. Agarwal vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax on 26 April, 1979
4.8. Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad High Court in K. N. Agarwal
v. CIT [1991] 189 ITR 769 laid emphasis of following the
Jurisdictional high Court in the Following manner and held as under
Union Of India And Others vs Kamlakshi Finance Corporation Ltd. on 24 September, 1991
4.10. The Supreme Court in the case of Union of India v. Kamlakshi
Finance Corpn. Ltd. AIR 1992 SC 711; deliberately emphasized on
the following "It cannot be too vehemently emphasized that it is of
utmost importance that, in disposing of the quasi-judicial issues
before them, revenue officers are bound by the decisions of the
appellate authorities. The order of the Appellate Collector is binding
on the Assistant Collectors working within his jurisdiction and the
order of the Tribunal is binding upon the Assistant Collectors and
the Appellate Collectors who function under the jurisdiction of the
Tribunal. The principles of judicial discipline require that the orders
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of the higher appellate authorities should be followed unreservedly
by the subordinate authorities. The mere fact that the order of the
appellate authority is not 'acceptable' to the Department--in itself an
objectionable phrase--and is the subject-matter of an appeal can
furnish no ground for not following it unless its operation has been
suspended by a competent Court. If this healthy rule is not followed,
the result will only be undue harassment to assessees and chaos in
administration of tax laws."
Voest-Alpine Ind. Gmbh vs Income-Tax Officer And Ors. on 21 August, 2000
4.11. The Hon'ble Calcutta High Court in Voest Alpine Ind. GmbH
v. ITO &Ors. (246 ITR 745, 749 Cal.) held that it is well settled
principle of law that the junior incumbent is supposed to obey and
carry out the order and / or observations 'made by the superior
authority, be it judicial forum or a quasi-judicial forum or even in
any administration field.
Commissioner Of Income Tax, Bhopal vs Ralson Industries Ltd on 4 January, 2007
In CIT v. Ralson Industries Ltd. (288 ITR 322 SC) the Hon'ble
Supreme Court observed that when an order is passed by a higher
authority, the lower authority is bound thereby keeping in view the
principles of judicial discipline."