<p>The new fourth edition of this scholarly work is more exhaustive and comprehensive in its coverage, with the latest case law. It studies the role of &#39;precedent&#39; in the Indian legal system, and how its various components mutually interact.</p>

<p>Topics covered include: Stare Decisis, Ratio Decidendi, Supreme Court and Overruling of Precedent, Judicial Law-Making, Law Declared by the Supreme Court under Article 141, Judicial Process and the Right to Life, Indian courts&#39; approach to Death Sentence, etc.</p>
