Supreme Court of India

Vishnu Agarwal v. State of U.P. and Anr.

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Reported as [2011] 3 S.C.R. 197
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 23 February 2011

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid decision, the High Court erred in law in recalling the Order dated 2.9.2003.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Administration of justice: Adjudication of case in the absence of counsel - In a revision petition, no one appeared for the revisionist - Order passed - Application for recall of the order alleging that the case was not in the main list of the High Court and, therefore, the counsel for the revisionist could not note the case and could not appear - High Court recalled the order - On appeal, held: No doubt, s.362 , Cr.P. . mandates that no court when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of the case shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetic error-

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