Legal Maxims Used By Courts In India

A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition of law or a legal policy usually stated in latin form. Most of these Latin maxims originated from the Medieval era in the European states that used Latin as their legal language. These principles guides Courts all over the world in applying the existing laws in a fair and just manner to enable the Courts in deciding issues before it. Such principles don't have the authority of law but when Courts apply the maxims in deciding issues of law or the legislature incorporates such maxims while framing laws, they take the form of law and form the basis of sound judgements.

Few of the legal maxims which are followed by Courts in India are as follows: