(2022) 8 SCC 352
Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd. v. Axis Bank Ltd.
"It is well settled that a judgment is a precedent for the question of law that is raised and decided. The language used in a judgment cannot be read like a statute. In any case, words and phrases in the judgment cannot be construed in a truncated manner out of context." [para 84] A judgment is a precedent for the question of law that is raised and decided.
(2022) 8 SCC 352
Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd. v. Axis Bank Ltd.
"It is well settled that a judgment is a precedent for the question of law that is raised and decided. The language used in a judgment cannot be read like a statute. In any case, words and phrases in the judgment cannot be construed in a truncated manner out of context." [para 84] 
