Important Legal Definitions
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Dissenting Opinion
Judicial Orders, Injunctions & Precedents
Definition
An explicit judicial opinion authored by one or more judges on a multi-judge bench who disagree with the conclusion reached by the majority of the court.
Example
The historic dissenting opinion of Justice H.R. Khanna in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla, holding that the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 cannot be extinguished even during a proclaimed National Emergency.