Bull in a China Shop

Only recently in Jacky v. Antony, (2014) 6 SCC 508 it was decided, “in no case, power under Article 226 can be exercised to question a plaint.” In Radhey Shyam v. Chabbi Nath, [Civil Appeal No. 2548 of 2009] it has been further held, “Judicial Orders of a Civil Court are not amenable to Writ […]

The Drastic Power of Rejecting a Plaint I

“Rejection of the plaint under Order 7, Rule 11 is a drastic power conferred in Court to terminate a civil action at the threshold. The conditions precedent to the exercise of power under Order 7, Rule 11 therefore, are stringent and have been consistently held to be so by Court. It is the averments in […]

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Bull in a China Shop

The Drastic Power of Rejecting a Plaint I