Ram Lal Saini v. Raj Bridge and Construction
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Rajasthan dismissed a pauper application filed by a civil contractor seeking to be declared indigent to bypass court fee payment for a first appeal. The court found the application meritless, rejected the pauper status, and dismissed the underlying appeal due to non-payment of court fees.
What the court decided
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Pauper Application No. 1/2004
In
S.B. Civil Regular First Appeal No. 88/2004
Ram Lal Saini, Contractor, S/o Shri Ramdev Saini, R/o Laxmi Narainpuri, Shriram Colony, Outside Surajpole Gate, Jaipur
----Appellant/Applicant
Versus
Rajasthan Bridge And Construction Corpn. Ltd., Setu Bhawan, Opposite Jhalana Doongari, Jaipur-Agra Bye-Pass, Jaipur-302 004, Through Its Chairman
----Respondent
Connected With
S.B. Civil First Appeal No. 88/2004
Ram Lal Saini, Contractor S/o Shri Ramdev Saini, Laxminarainpuri, Shriram Colony, Outside Surajpole Gate, Jaipur
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the delay in filing the pauper application warrants condonation and grant of pauper status to an indigent contractor.
Whether the averments regarding immovable property and ability to pay court fee confer the status of an indigent person.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Ram Lal Saini
- respondent
Rajasthan Bridge And Construction Corpn. Ltd.
Coram
Prakash Gupta
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Rajasthan HC
- Decided on
- · January
- Registered
- Case no.
- CPA/1/2004
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