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  

Answer 1

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.