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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 decision from a court which did not have jurisdiction to deal with the subject matter.

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A court's jurisdiction over the subject matter is crucial for enforcing its decision.
Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • Decision can be enforced because both the parties were present
  • Decision cannot be enforced because decision is null and void
  • Decision can be enforced because it is given a court
  • Decision can be enforced
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The Correct Option is B

Approach Solution - 1

Step 1: Understanding the Principle:
A court's decision is null and void whenever that court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the dispute.

Step 2: Applying the Principle to the Facts:
A obtained a decision from a court that lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter involved. Under the principle, this makes the decision void from the start, with no legal force behind it.

Step 3: Evaluating the Other Options:
Neither the presence of both parties nor the mere fact that some court issued the order can substitute for the missing jurisdiction, so none of those grounds make the decision enforceable.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The decision cannot be enforced because it is null and void for want of jurisdiction.
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Approach Solution -2

Major premise: a court's decision is null and void if that court lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter. Minor premise: A obtained the decision from a court that did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter involved. Testing the conclusions:

  1. Enforceable because both parties were present: This conclusion needs a premise about party presence curing jurisdiction, which is not part of the major premise at all; presence and jurisdiction are unrelated here.
  2. Cannot be enforced because null and void: This follows directly by applying the major premise to the minor premise, missing subject-matter jurisdiction voids the decision, so it cannot be enforced.
  3. Enforceable because a court gave it: This conclusion would require the major premise to say any court's order is valid regardless of jurisdiction, which is the opposite of what it actually says.
  4. Enforceable: This bare conclusion ignores the minor premise's central fact, the missing jurisdiction, entirely.

Only the second option is the conclusion that the major and minor premises, taken together, actually support.

Therefore, the correct answer is the decision cannot be enforced because it is null and void.

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