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12-Day Delay Cannot Defeat a Statutory Right of Appeal”: MP High Court Sets Aside Mechanical Rejection of Condonation Application in Cheque Bounce Case

Introduction The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, has set aside a Sessions Court order that dismissed a convict's first appeal solely on the ground of a 12-day delay in…

Res Judicata and Subsequent Purchasers: Supreme Court Draws the Line Between Order I Rule 10 and Order XXII Rule 10 CPC

Introduction In a detailed ruling on civil procedure, the Supreme Court has clarified a question that frequently arises in long-running property litigation: when a subsequent purchaser's application for impleadment under…

Supreme Court Holds That Mere Non-Execution Of A Declaratory Decree Cannot Justify A 31-Year Delay In Challenging It; Restores 1975 Decree Granting Khatedari Rights To Appellant

The Supreme Court has set aside the orders of the Rajasthan High Court and the Board of Revenue which had remanded a suit filed under Section 88 of the Rajasthan…

Supreme Court: No Separate Delay Condonation Application Necessary under Order IX Rule 13 CPC

The Supreme Court ruled that a separate application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone delay is unnecessary if the application under Order IX Rule 13 of the…

Supreme Court Rules Change of Law Cannot Reopen Acquittal Case

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court held that a delay condonation application with an appeal against an acquittal cannot be allowed based solely on a subsequent change of law.…