State Bank of India v. Manisha Mondal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
State Bank of India v. Manisha Mondal & Anr.; C.O. No. 692 of 2024; order dated 14.03.2024; single bench (Shampa Sarkar, J.). Petitioner bank sought early disposal of its addition-of-party application in Title Suit No.26 of 2022 before Civil Judge (Senior Division), Uluberia, Howrah; objections already filed by plaintiff. Application disposed of: lower court directed to decide it mandatorily within two months from next date fixed, strictly in accordance with law, parties permitted to contest, no unnecessary adjournments; no prior notice to opposite parties required; merits not considered; copies to be served within a week; no costs. Keywords: expeditious disposal, addition of party, time-bound direction, revisional application.
What did the court decide?
Revisional application disposed of with a direction upon the learned court below to dispose of the addition-of-party application in Title Suit No.26 of 2022 mandatorily within two months from the next date fixed, independently and strictly in accordance with law, upon allowing the parties to contest and without unnecessary adjournments; a copy of the revisional application along with a server copy of the order to be served upon the opposite parties within a week; no order as to costs.