Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal as Infructuous Following Suit Disposition. Appeal rendered unnecessary due to the resolution of the underlying suit, leading to dismissal without costs.

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Case Note & Summary

The case involved an appeal filed by M.P. Financial Corporation against an order from the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, concerning a civil revision case while the underlying suit was still pending. The appellant's counsel informed the Supreme Court that the suit had since been disposed of, rendering the appeal infructuous. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, stating that there would be no order as to costs and vacating any interim orders that may have been in place. The court's decision was based on the principle that once the underlying matter is resolved, the appeal cannot continue.

Headnote

A) Civil Procedure - Infructuous Appeal - Dismissal of Appeal - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - The appeal was rendered infructuous as the underlying suit had been disposed of, leading to the court's decision to dismiss the appeal without costs. Held that the appeal could not proceed further in light of the suit's resolution (Paras Not mentioned).

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Issue of Consideration

Whether the appeal should be dismissed due to the suit being disposed of.

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Final Decision

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal as infructuous, stating there would be no order as to costs and vacating any interim orders.

Law Points

  • Infructuous appeal
  • dismissal of appeal
  • no order as to costs
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Case Details

2008 LawText (SC) (03) 62

Civil Appeal No. 8079 of 2001

2008-03-04

Tarun Chatterjee, Harjit Singh Bedi

M.P. Financial Corporation

Rajendra Kumar Tekriwal & Ors

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Nature of Litigation

Civil appeal against a High Court order

Remedy Sought

Dismissal of the appeal

Filing Reason

Pending suit was disposed of

Previous Decisions

High Court order in civil revision case

Issues

Whether the appeal should be dismissed due to the suit being disposed of.

Submissions/Arguments

The suit has been disposed of, making the appeal infructuous.

Ratio Decidendi

An appeal becomes infructuous when the underlying suit is resolved, leading to its dismissal.

Judgment Excerpts

This appeal has been filed against an order passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench in civil revision case when admittedly the suit was pending. In this view of the matter, this appeal has now become infructuous and is disposed of as such.

Procedural History

The appeal was filed against a High Court order while the suit was pending; the suit was later disposed of.

Acts & Sections

  • Code of Civil Procedure, 1908:
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