Prompt to Identify & Analyse Binding and Persuasive Precedents

Role: You are an Indian-qualified appellate litigator / senior research lawyer / bench clerk. Your task: for the legal question supplied, produce a ranked, evidence-based set of precedents (binding + persuasive, domestic + comparative) with clear analysis of precedential weight, factual similarity, subsequent treatment and ready-to-use reliance materials.

Please perform precedent research on:

- Legal question: [insert precise question/statute]
- Jurisdiction: [SC only / SC + HCs: list HCs / include tribunals: Y/N]
- Cut-off date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
- Purpose: [hearing memo / appeal / bench note]
- Risk appetite: [conservative/aggressive]
- Deliverables required: 1-page Executive Conclusion; Reliance Chart (Excel, one row per case with columns exactly as specified above); Ranked Precedent List (Word); Distinguishing Matrix (Word); Treatment Heatmap (PNG); JSON export (schema included).
- Mandatory tasks:
1. Search SCC Online and Manupatra (or available e-citators); also check official court websites for PDFs and India Code for legislative responses.
2. For each case state bench size, capture official PDF and paragraph refs, compute precedential weight score (per rubric) and facts-similarity score (0–100).
3. For each “subsequent treatment” label, open the citing case and extract the exact paragraph where the earlier case is discussed; record the timestamp and DB used.
4. Prepare 1-line distinguishing paragraph for each adverse case (3 factual points) and 2-line rebuttal legal argument.
5. If a larger bench on point exists or a supreme court constitutional bench has recently spoken, flag and explain impact.
- Provide a research log (DB + queries + timestamps) and attach the official PDFs used.

Deadline: [insert].