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2022 Supreme(Gau) 911

SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Samsul Hoque And Ors. S/o Late Abdul Jubbar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. A J SARMA
For the Respondent: GA, ASSAM

JUDGMENT :

Heard Shri PD Nair, learned counsel for the review applicants. Also heard Shri R. Borpujari, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department wheras Shri J. Handique, learned counsel has appeared for the State respondents.

2. By this application, a review has been sought for in respect of an order dated 21.05.2018 passed by the Single Bench of this Court in WP(C)/3518/2017. By the aforesaid order, the writ petition was dismissed holding the same to be without any merits.

3. Before going to the facts or the grounds of review, this Court is reminded of the limited role of a Review Court.

4. By taking the spirit of the Section 114 read with Order 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the grounds of review is limited to the following:

    i. Discovery of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due diligence, was not within knowledge of the petitioner or could not be produced by him;

ii. Mistake or error apparent on the face of the record;

iii. Any other sufficient reason.

5. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in a catena of decisions has laid down that a Review Court is not a Court of Appeal where any error can be corrected. It is only those errors which are palpable and appa

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