I know of no duty of the Court which it is more important to observe, and no powers of the Court which it is more important to enforce, than its powe… - Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley

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I know of no duty of the Court which it is more important to observe, and no powers of the Court which it is more important to enforce, than its power of keeping public bodies within their rights. The moment public bodies exceed their rights] they do so to the injury and oppression of private individuals, and those persons are entitled to be protected from injury arising from such operations of public bodies.