Locus classicus
| Literal meaning | Classic place |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | LOH-kus KLAS-ih-kus |
The classic passage on a point, as the phrase is used in the judgment. In Superintendence Company of India (P) Ltd. v. Krishan Murgai, A.P. Sen, J. called Sir Richard Couch's observations in Madhub Chunder v. Rajcoomar Doss the locus classicus on section 27.
Sir Richard Couch, C.J. held in 1874 that section 27 of the Contract Act covers partial restraints too, because section 28 uses the word absolutely and section 27 does not. Sen, J. described those observations as the locus classicus and said all High Courts had followed them.
Name Madhub Chunder v. Rajcoomar Doss as the locus classicus on whether section 27 covers partial restraints.
Locus classicus means the classic passage on a point. In section 27 law, it points to Couch, C.J.'s 1874 observations.
Locus classicus is said as “LOH-kus KLAS-ih-kus”. Its literal meaning is “Classic place”. It is filed here as a general legal term.
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