Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Review Petition Case Due to Lack of Merit. Review Petition Dismissal Upheld as No Justifiable Grounds Were Established by the Appellants.

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Case Note & Summary

The case involved an appeal filed by the appellants against the dismissal of their review petition by the High Court concerning a prior judgment in Civil Writ Petition No. 18310 of 1998. The Supreme Court noted that they had already dismissed a related civil appeal, Civil Appeal No. 646 of 2000, which arose from the same writ petition. The court concluded that there was no merit in the current appeal against the High Court's order, resulting in its dismissal. The judgment emphasized the finality of the High Court's decision regarding the review petition, affirming the lower court's ruling without further elaboration on the specifics of the case or the grounds for the review petition's dismissal.

Headnote

A) Civil Procedure - Review Petition - Dismissal of Review Petition - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - The appellants challenged the dismissal of their review petition by the High Court regarding a prior judgment in a civil writ petition. The Supreme Court found no merit in the appeal and upheld the High Court's decision, leading to the dismissal of the appeal (Paras Not mentioned).

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Issue of Consideration

Whether the dismissal of the review petition by the High Court was justified.

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Final Decision

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding no merit in the appellants' challenge to the High Court's dismissal of their review petition.

Law Points

  • Review petition
  • Civil appeal dismissal
  • High Court judgment
  • Civil Writ Petition
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Case Details

2005 LawText (SC) (09) 11

Appeal (civil) 647 of 2000

2005-09-06

B.P. SINGH, S.H. KAPADIA

BAGIRATH SINGH AND ANR.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

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Nature of Litigation

Civil appeal against High Court's dismissal of review petition.

Remedy Sought

Appellants sought to overturn the High Court's dismissal of their review petition.

Filing Reason

The review petition was filed to challenge a prior judgment in a civil writ petition.

Previous Decisions

The High Court had previously dismissed the review petition.

Issues

Justification of High Court's dismissal of review petition

Submissions/Arguments

Appellants argued for the review of the High Court's decision. Respondent maintained that the review petition lacked merit.

Ratio Decidendi

The dismissal of the review petition was upheld due to the absence of justifiable grounds for review.

Judgment Excerpts

We, therefore, find no merit in this appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed.

Acts & Sections

  • Code of Civil Procedure, 1908:
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