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KRISHNA S.DIXIT
M. N. Lalitha – Appellant
Versus
Hindusthan Petroleum Corporation Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. All these writ petitions between the same parties were clubbed together by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court for consideration, since common questions of law & facts have been involved. Both the sides having argued the matter at length are broadly in agreement with the suggestion of this Court to the following effect:
(i) The proceedings in O.S.No.588/2018 and O.S.No.54/2019, both pending on the file of learned Sr. Civil Judge at Mysore and the proceeding in O.S.No.157/2021 pending on the file of learned Sr. Civil Judge at Anekal, be clubbed and tried together by the Court of same Sr. Civil Judge at Mysore and for that purpose the suit in O.S.No.157/2021 be transferred to that court;
(ii) The pleadings in all the three suits should be completed forthwith and that the issues arising therefrom should be framed post-haste and further that the common evidence of all the parties be expeditiously recorded and further that all the suits should be heard and disposed off by the learned Sr. Civil Judge at Mysore within an outer limit of six months and further more that a compliance report be filed with the Registrar General of this Court; all contentions of the parties are kept op
Efficient adjudication and management of related lawsuits, timely resolution of income management, and operation of business with specified conditions
Consolidation of suits under Sec. 151 of CPC is permissible for practical reasons, convenience, and to prevent conflicting judgments, expenses, and delay, while retaining the separate identity of the....
Parties must adhere to procedural rules and disclose previous petitions to maintain the integrity of the judicial process.
When two suits involving the same parties and subject matter are pending in different courts, the High Court may order the transfer of one suit to the other to ensure consistency, prevent conflicting....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the importance of avoiding contradictory judgments on the same subject matter and the necessity of consolidating suits to save time and prevent ....
The court has the power to transfer cases from one court to another subordinate court under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure in the interest of justice.
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