Kishta Pillai v. Dass
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed a civil revision petition challenging the maintenance of an application to extend time for complying with a conditional order. It distinguished a precedent due to a significant delay showing mala fide intention.
What did the court decide?
Civil Revision Petition dismissed as devoid of merits; connected miscellaneous petition closed.
What the court decided
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a Section 148 r/w 151 CPC application filed after the expiry of the time stipulated in a conditional order to pay costs is maintainable.
Whether the revision petitioner filed the application with mala fide intention to drag on proceedings.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Kishta Pillai
- respondent
1.Dass
- respondent
2.Kanniammal
- respondent
3.Saraswathi
- respondent
4.Devi @ Lakshmi
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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