Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Actus judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur; de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto

A judicial act before one not a judge (or without jurisdiction) is void; as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid.

coram non judice

[Latin "not before a judge"] 1. Outside the presence of a judge. 2. Before a judge or court that is not the proper one or that cannot take legal cognizance of the matter.