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2016 Supreme(SC) 1173
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
(RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS)
DIPAK MISRA, UDAY UMESH LALIT, JJ.
STATE OF KERALA – Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SAFE DEVELOPMENT ALMS MELAMURI & ORS ETC. – Respondent(s)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C)......CC 19387-19388/2016 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 23/09/2016 in WP No. 30697/2016 23/09/2016 in WP No. 30712/2016 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam)
Decided On : 07-10-2016
The court's discretion to interfere with orders in special leave petitions is based on the presence of grounds for interference.
Headnote:
Interference - Special Leave Petitions - Dismissal
Fact of the Case:
The court heard arguments from both parties and decided not to interfere with the impugned order in the special leave petitions, leading to their dismissal. The High Court was requested to decide the matter expeditiously.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that there was no ground to interfere with the impugned order and thus dismissed the special leave petitions.
Issues: The main issue was whether the court should interfere with the impugned order in the special leave petitions.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was based on the lack of grounds to interfere with the impugned order.
Final Decision: The special leave petitions were dismissed, and the High Court was requested to decide the matter expeditiously.
ORDER
1. Heard Mr. Jaideep Gupta, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Kapil Sibal and Mr. V. Giri, learned senior counsel for the respondents.
2. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are not inclined to interfere with the order impugned in the special leave petitions. The same are, accordingly, dismissed.
3. However, the High Court is requested to decide the lis as expeditiously as possible.
