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Bengal Immunity Co. v. State of Bihar
AIR 1955 SC 661
AIR 1955 SC 661 · Supreme Court of India (Seven-Judge Bench)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1955
- Subjects
- Jurisprudence
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
The Supreme Court of India can overrule its own previous decisions; stare decisis is not an inflexible rule in India
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