Cause Or Matter - Indian Laws - General

Expression Cause Or Matter The expression cause or matter in Article 142 (1) of the Constitution is very wide overing almost every kind of proceedings in Court. In Halsbury s Laws of England -Fourth Edition [vol 37] para 22 referring to the plenitude of that expression it is stated: Cause Or Matter - The words cause and matter are often used in juxtaposition, but they have different meanings. Cause means any action or any criminal proceedings and matter means any proceedings in court not in a cause. When used together, the words cause or matter cover almost every kind of proceeding in court, whether civil or crimi- nal, whether interlocutory or final, and whether before Or after judgment. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION VERSUS UNION OF INDIA- 1991 (10) TMI 306 - SUPREME COURT