In CMP No.352 of 2017, the Supreme Court disclosed that a third party review in an appeal was proxy litigation at the interlocutory stage with no error apparent on the face of the record and dismissed the petition.
The petition was dismissed as the review was held to be proxy litigation at the interlocutory stage.
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.
CMP No.352 of 2017
The Honble The CHIEF JUSTICE and The Honble Mr Justice M. SUNDAR
S. BYJU NIZETH PAAUL S/O. LATE P. SIMSON, KADUVETTY MALAGUMUDU POST, KANYAKUMARI DIST. Vs
CHURCH OF SOUTH INDIA NO.5 WHITES ROAD, ROYAPETTAH, CH,REP BY THE MODERATOR MOST REV.DR.G. DYVASIRAVADAM, S/O. DAVAMANI. and 4 others.
The third party review in an appeal in the present case is clearly a proxy litigation at the interlocutory stage.
There is no error apparent on the face of the record to cause for a review.
The petition is dismissed.
[CJ] [M S J]
10/01/2017
S Byju Nizeth Paaul
Church of South India
Chief Justice
Justice M Sundar
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
