Supreme Court of India

Ishwarlal Mali Rathod v. Gopal and Ors.

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Bench M. R. Shah and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 20 September 2021

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Administration of Justice – Abuse of process of law – Repeated adjournments – Respondent-plaintiff filed suit inter alia for eviction in 2013 – Petitioner-defendant’s right to cross examine the plaintiff’s witness was eventually closed in 2020 – Confirmed by High Court – Held: Ten times adjournments were given between 2015 to 2019 – Twice the adjournments were granted as a last opportunity and even cost was imposed – Trial Court and even the High Court continued to grant adjournments and as such contributed the delay in disposal of the suit – Adequate liberty was given to the defendant to…

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