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S. Tirupathi Rao v. M. Lingamaiah & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1077
Bench Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta JJ.
Decided 22 July 2024

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the High Court exceeded both its review and contempt jurisdiction.

Judgment, page 46

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration 1. Whether the High Court has, in the impugned judgment, exercised the jurisdiction of review in accordance with the parameters set out in Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure? 2. Whether the High Court has, in the impugned judgment, erroneously entertained contempt petition which was barred by limitation? Headnotes† Civil Procedure Code – Order XLVII Rule 1 – Power to review, not an inherent power, it has to be specifically conferred by law – Contours and extent of review jurisdiction – Explained: Held: The exercise of review jurisdiction is not an inherent power

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