Supreme Court of India

R.B. Ramlingam v. R.B. Bhuvaneswari

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 301
Bench S.H. Kapadia and H.L. Da Ttu JJ.
Decided 13 January 2009

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What the Court ordered

We hold that in each and every case the Court has to examine whether delay in filing the special leave petition stands properly explained.

Judgment, page 3

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CONSTITUTION OF IND/ , 1950: 8 Article 136 - Petition for special leave to appeal - Delay c in filing - Cause shown as pendency of review petition before High Court - HELD: In exercise of discretion under Article 136 to decide whether delay should be condoned or not, Court is not bound by considerations applicable to an appellate court but nonetheless general principles which would weigh with 0 appellate court in determining sufficient cause can be guiding factors - Therefore, it cannot be stated as a proposition per se that prosecution of review proceedings would not be a sufficient cause at

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