Case Note & Summary
The dispute arose in the context of a civil appeal involving UMC Technologies Private Ltd. and the Food Corporation of India. The appellant sought to modify a previous judgment dated 16.11.2020, specifically requesting the deletion of the phrase “including an employee of the appellant” from the judgment. The application was presented before the Supreme Court, which heard the arguments from both parties. The court found merit in the appellant's request and deemed it appropriate to allow the modification. Consequently, the specific words were deleted from the judgment, while the remainder of the order was upheld. The decision was made by a bench comprising Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, and the order was signed on February 2, 2021.
Headnote
A) Civil Procedure - Modification of Judgment - Deletion of Specific Words - Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - The court allowed the application to delete specific words from a previous judgment while maintaining the rest of the order intact. The modification was deemed appropriate to clarify the judgment's intent and scope. Held that the application was allowed as per the appellant's request (Paras Not mentioned).
Issue of Consideration
Whether the application for modification of the previous judgment should be allowed.
Final Decision
The application was allowed, and the specific words were deleted from the previous judgment while the rest of the order remained unchanged.
Law Points
- Modification of judgment
- Civil procedure
- Appellate jurisdiction
