Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India is not bound by its own previous decisions. Reason (R): The…
Both statements are true, but the Reason (that the Supreme Court's obiter is binding) does not explain the Assertion (that the Court is not bound by its own earlier…
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Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India is not bound by its own previous decisions.
Reason (R): The Supreme Court of India has pronounced that even the obiter dicta made by it is binding and expected to be obeyed and followed.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
Both statements are true, but the Reason (that the Supreme Court's obiter is binding) does not explain the Assertion (that the Court is not bound by its own earlier decisions), so "Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A".
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