Supreme Court of India

Northern India Caterers (india) Ltd. v. Lt. Governor of Delhi

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Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer J.
Decided 21 December 1979

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Krishna- Iyer J. concurring) It is weJl-settled that a party is not entitled to seek a review of a judgment/ deliver'ed by this Court merely for the purpose of a rehearing and a fresh decision in the case. Normally the principle is that a judgment pronounced by the Court is final and departure from that principle is justified only when cir­ cumstances of a substantial a·nd compelling character rnake1 it necessary to do so.…

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