The modern Indian law as administered in courts is derived from various sources and these sources fall under two heads i.e. Primary Sources and Secondary Sources. Judicial precedents are considered as primary source of I

Judicial Precedent means the guidance or authority of past decisions of the courts for future cases. Only such decisions which lay down some new rule or principle are called judicial precedents. (i) In the given situation, it is 'Original precedent' because 'Vishaka guidelines' created and applied a new rule of law regarding prevention of sexual harassment at workplace. It was law for future because its guidelines were applied in future similar cases. (ii) In the given situation, it is Persuasive Precedent. A persuasive precedent is one which the judges are not obliged to follow but which they will take into consideration and to which they will attach great weight as it seems to them to deserve. For example, in certain circumstances the decision of one High Court may not binding on other High Court but the decisions can give a principle which may be helpful for the other High Court. So these types of decisions will have persuasive value.