Case Note & Summary
The Supreme Court was dealing with a review petition concerning the dismissal of special leave petitions due to inordinate delay. The special leave petitions had been dismissed earlier on grounds of limitation because there was a delay of 2659 and 3017 days in filing them, and no satisfactory explanation was provided for this delay. The review petition challenged this dismissal order. The Court examined the grounds raised in the review petition to determine if there was any error apparent on record that would warrant interference. After reviewing the grounds, the Court concluded that no such error was apparent. Consequently, the review petition was dismissed, upholding the earlier decision that the special leave petitions were barred by limitation due to the unexplained delay. The judgment reinforces the principle that review jurisdiction is limited to correcting errors apparent on record and does not permit re-examination of matters on merits unless such error is evident.
Headnote
A) Civil Procedure - Review Jurisdiction - Error Apparent on Record - Supreme Court Rules - The Supreme Court considered a review petition against dismissal of special leave petitions due to inordinate delay of 2659 and 3017 days without satisfactory explanation - The Court examined grounds raised in review petition and found no error apparent on record to justify interference - Held that review petition must be dismissed as no error apparent was found (Paras 1-2).
Issue of Consideration
Whether there was any error apparent on record in the dismissal of special leave petitions on grounds of inordinate delay to justify interference in review
Final Decision
Review petition dismissed
Law Points
- Limitation
- Delay in filing
- Review jurisdiction
- Error apparent on record
