Supreme Court of India

Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. v. Machado Brothers and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 3 S.C.R. 584
Bench N. Santosh Hegde and B.P. Singh JJ.
Decided 25 March 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that continuation of C a suit which has become infructuous by disappearance of the cause of action would amount to an abuse of the process of the court and interest of justice requires such suit should be disposed of as having become infructuous.

Judgment, page 13

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