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Question
Principle: Decision of Court is Null and Void if it is given by court which does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.
Facts: A obtains a decision from a court that did not have jurisdiction to deal with the subject matter.
Options
A decision can be enforced because both the parties were present
A decision cannot be enforced because the decision is null and void
A decision can be enforced because it is given a court
A decision can be enforced
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Solution
A decision cannot be enforced because the decision is null and void
Explanation:
A decision cannot be enforced because the decision is null and void. It is null and void because the decision was obtained by A from a court which did not have the jurisdiction over the subject matter. This fact clearly complies with the principle that the decision given by a court is null and void if it is given by court which does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.
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