In this review petition regarding a rejected writ, the Chhattisgarh High Court rejected the petition as non-maintainable. The court held that review of an order dismissed only on delay grounds is not permissible, and grounds raising substantive merits are inappropriate for review, as the original order did not address the case on merits.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
REVP No. 18 of 2019
Chhotan Prasad Sharma S/o Late Shri B.N. Sharma Aged About 65 Years Ex-Constable No. 6812, R.P.F. Post Ranchi Adra Division, R/oSanyasipara, Khamtarai, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, At Present Village Korap, P.O. Korap, P.S. Anthi, Via, Ismailpur, District- Gaya (Bihar), District : Gaya, Bihar
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Versus
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| For Petitioner | : Ms. Varsha Sharma, Advocate |
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| For Respondent | : None. |
Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board
18/02/2019
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an order.
Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge
Rohit
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a review petition lies against a writ order dismissed solely on grounds of delay and laches.
Whether grounds challenging the merits of the underlying claim are permissible in a review jurisdiction.
Chhotan Prasad Sharma
The Union Of India
P. Sam Koshy
As recorded by the court registry
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