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Pickin v British Railways Board

[1974] AC 765
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1974
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Courts cannot examine the internal proceedings of Parliament or invalidate an Act of Parliament on the grounds that Parliament was misled or that the Act was obtained by fraud. Parliamentary sovereignty is absolute in this sphere.

Area of Law

public-law

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