In A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak (1988), a seven-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court relied on the maxim…
The Court explained that actus curiae neminem gravabit means "an act of the court shall prejudice no man", and that no man should suffer because of a mistake of the court.…
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In A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak (1988), a seven-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court relied on the maxim 'actus curiae neminem gravabit'. The maxim means:
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The Court explained that actus curiae neminem gravabit means "an act of the court shall prejudice no man", and that no man should suffer because of a mistake of the court. 'The law does not compel the impossible' is the meaning of a different maxim, lex non cogit ad impossibilia.
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