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S. SOUNTHAR
Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai – Appellant
Versus
A. R. Nageshwara Rao – Respondent
ORDER :
Prayer: Review Application filed under Order XIV Rule 1, r/w. Section 114 of Code of Civil Procedure, to review the order passed in W.P. No. 20836 of 2010 dated 19.01.2011 and to allow this Review Application.
1. The petitioner herein seeks review of the order passed by this Court dated 19.01.2011 in W.P. No. 20836 of 2010.
2. The writ petition was filed seeking a direction to the respondents therein to pay the compensation for the land belonged to the petitioner situated in S. No. 4, 6, 7 and 10, corresponding T.S. Nos. 22/2 and 23 in Block No. 4 of Sembiam Village, Perambur-Purasaiwalkam Taluk.
3. When the writ petition came up for hearing, after recording the stand of the review applicant/3rd respondent in the writ petition, this Court passed the following order, which is sought to be reviewed.
5. Mr. R. Neelakantan, learned Additional
The issuance of rent receipts does not confer legal title to land, and compensation directives cannot stand in the absence of established title under land acquisition laws.
Review jurisdiction is limited to errors apparent on the face of the record; it cannot involve re-evaluation of evidence or serve as an appeal.
The court clarified that subsequent changes in law do not permit review of earlier judgments under established principles of review jurisdiction, emphasizing the notion of finality in judicial decisi....
Review jurisdiction is not an appeal; it addresses only material errors apparent on record, not new arguments or hearsay.
Review jurisdiction is limited to errors apparent on the face of the record and cannot be used to reargue the merits of a case.
Review jurisdiction cannot be exercised to rehear a case or correct an erroneous decision without evidence of an error apparent on the face of the record.
The court clarified the limited scope of review and the need for parties to approach the court with 'clean hands' and emphasized the finality of judgments to maintain judicial justice.
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