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P. SURENDRAN VS STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE - 2019 6 Supreme 491 : The Madras High Court Registry cannot keep applications pending without numbering or return them with objections indefinitely. The act of numbering a petition is purely administrative, and objections on maintainability require judicial application of mind. Since the power to determine maintainability is a judicial function that cannot be delegated to the Registry, the Registry cannot reject or indefinitely delay the numbering of a petition. The Registry is directed to number the petition and place it before an appropriate Bench, meaning it cannot indefinitely withhold or delay the process on grounds of maintainability without judicial review.Checking relevance for Saudan Singh: Murari Lal: Sita Ram: Lajwanti Devi: Devender Kumar: Delhi Pradesh Patri Dukandar Fedn. : Sudarshan Singh: Sat Prakash: Balraj: Santosh Ben: Kuwar Singh: Lekhraj: P. N. Mishra: Bhagwat Swarup: Biswanath Roy: Sanjay Choudhary: Mahinder Lal: S VS N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: Administrator, Delhi Administration: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: N. D. M. C: Ad...

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Anna Waman Bhalerao VS State Of Maharashtra - 2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1685 : No, the registry cannot keep applications pending without numbering or returning with objections indefinitely. The legal documents explicitly state that bail and anticipatory bail applications must be decided expeditiously on their own merits, without relegating parties to a state of indefinite pendency. High Courts are directed to ensure that such applications are disposed of within two months from the date of filing, except where delay is attributable to the parties themselves. Prolonged delay in disposal frustrates the object of the Code of Criminal Procedure and amounts to a denial of justice, contrary to constitutional ethos under Articles 14 and 21. Applications affecting personal liberty cannot be kept pending for years, and courts must avoid indefinite adjournments. The High Courts are required to issue administrative directions to subordinate courts to prioritize matters involving personal liberty and prevent accumulation of pending applications.Checking relevance for Surendra Trading Company VS Juggilal Kamlapat Jute Mills Company Limited...

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Gorripati Veera Venkata Rao VS Ethalapaka Vanaja - Current Civil Cases (2025) : No, the registry cannot keep applications pending without numbering or returning with objections indefinitely. The registry has no power to refuse registration or return a plaint based on objections that require judicial determination, such as maintainability of the suit. Even if there are procedural defects, the plaint should not be returned more than once for curing permissible defects. The registry must place the matter before the court for consideration, and the court, not the registry, must decide on objections that are not purely ministerial. The court has the power to dispense with or grant time to comply with procedural requirements, and repeated returns of the plaint to compel compliance with objections not contemplated by the Code of Civil Procedure or Civil Rules of Practice result in delaying justice and are impermissible. The registry must ensure access to justice at the stage of registration/numbering and must not insist on compliance with non-contemplated objections at that stage.Checking relevance for V. Butchi Babu vs Borra Veeramalla Sai Durga...

V. Butchi Babu vs Borra Veeramalla Sai Durga - 2025 0 Supreme(AP) 83 : The registry cannot keep applications pending without numbering or returning with objections indefinitely. According to the court''''s ruling, objections regarding jurisdiction or other procedural matters that are not mandated by the Code of Civil Procedure or Civil Rules of Practice should not prevent the registration or numbering of a plaint at the initial stage. The registry must not insist on compliance with such objections at the registration stage, especially when they relate to issues that are to be decided during trial. If objections are raised that are not contemplated by the procedural codes, the plaint should not be returned repeatedly; instead, the matter should be placed before the court for appropriate consideration. The court has the power to dispense with procedural requirements or grant time to comply, particularly when justice demands it. Therefore, indefinite delay in numbering or returning applications based on non-essential objections is impermissible and obstructs access to justice.Checking relevance for Perna Ravindranath Thakur VS Registrar (Vigilance), High Court of Telangana...

Perna Ravindranath Thakur VS Registrar (Vigilance), High Court of Telangana - 2023 0 Supreme(Telangana) 396 : The Supreme Court held that the act of numbering a petition is purely administrative, and the High Court Registry cannot exercise judicial power to reject a petition on grounds of maintainability. The Court emphasized that the determination of maintainability involves a judicial function requiring application of objective standards, consideration of facts and law, and a decision based on those findings. Since the Registry lacks the authority to perform such judicial functions, it cannot indefinitely keep applications pending without numbering or return them with objections without proper judicial review. The Court directed the Registry to number the petition and place it before an appropriate Bench, indicating that indefinite delay or refusal to act on applications without proper judicial process is impermissible.

• Registry's Role in Numbering Applications and Suits - The act of numbering a petition or suit is purely administrative, and objections on maintainability or other issues raised by the Registry require judicial application of mind. The Registry cannot deny numbering indefinitely or repeatedly return applications without judicial consideration, as this encroaches upon judicial functions ["Perna Ravindranath Thakur VS Registrar (Vigilance), High Court of Telangana - 2023 0 Supreme(Telangana) 396"], ["Smt.Karibandi Surya Kumari vs Pothireddy Veera Raghavamma - Andhra Pradesh"], ["Gorripati Veera Venkata Rao VS Ethalapaka Vanaja - Current Civil Cases (2025)"], ["Gorripati Veera Venkata Rao Son of Late G. Katlayya vs Ethalapaka Vanaja W/o. late E. Narayana Rao - Andhra Pradesh"].

• Repeated Returns and Indefinite Pending Status - Several cases highlight that courts have deprecated the practice of repeatedly returning applications or suits with objections without placing the matter before the court for a final decision. Such practices are considered unwarranted, contrary to established principles, and can lead to indefinite delays (returning plaints with objections multiple times) ["Smt.Karibandi Surya Kumari vs Pothireddy Veera Raghavamma - Andhra Pradesh"], ["APAC Financial Services Private Limited vs Jerripthula Yadagiri - Telangana"], ["RAJAMMAL@RAJAMANI vs KRISHNAN - Madras"], ["M S RAJU vs K RAMBABU - Andhra Pradesh"], ["JOEL VIDHYALANKAR REUBEN vs State Bank of India, - Andhra Pradesh"], ["JOEL VIDHYALANKAR REUBEN vs State Bank of India - Andhra Pradesh"], ["NISARA AHAMED vs JEENATH NISHA - 2021 Supreme(Online)(MAD) 7724"].

• Judicial Obligation to Decide on Applications - Once objections are raised and complied with, the Registry should place the matter before the court for appropriate orders, including numbering. The courts have emphasized that the Registry's role is administrative and cannot deny or delay numbering based on objections that require judicial scrutiny ["Gorripati Veera Venkata Rao VS Ethalapaka Vanaja - Current Civil Cases (2025)"], ["Gorripati Veera Venkata Rao Son of Late G. Katlayya vs Ethalapaka Vanaja W/o. late E. Narayana Rao - Andhra Pradesh"], ["M S RAJU vs K RAMBABU - Andhra Pradesh"].

• Indefinite Pending Applications and Objections - Courts have held that indefinite adjournments or delays in passing orders after submissions of arguments or compliance with objections amount to dereliction of judicial duty. Pending miscellaneous applications or applications for numbering, if kept pending without final orders, are to be closed or disposed of ["NISARA AHAMED vs JEENATH NISHA - 2021 Supreme(Online)(MAD) 7724"], ["BEKKAM JAYA RAMI REDDY vs AKUMALLA BHASKAR REDDY - Andhra Pradesh"], ["RAJAMMAL@RAJAMANI vs KRISHNAN - Madras"].

• Jurisdictional Limits on Registry's Power - The registry cannot raise objections without legal basis or cite provisions of law, nor can it doubt the maintainability of a petition or suit without proper judicial analysis. Orders rejecting applications or suits solely on administrative grounds, without judicial application of standard, are invalid ["INDHC_HCMA011578292019"], ["M. Rajendran VS Government of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi - Madras"], ["RAJAMMAL@RAJAMANI vs KRISHNAN - Madras"].

Analysis and Conclusion:The provided sources establish that the registry cannot keep applications or suits pending indefinitely without final orders or proper judicial consideration. While the act of numbering is administrative, objections requiring judicial scrutiny must be placed before the court, which has the duty to decide promptly. Repeatedly returning applications or suits with objections, without final adjudication, is contrary to legal principles and can be challenged. Courts have consistently directed that once objections are satisfied, the Registry must proceed to number and place the matter before the court for final orders, preventing indefinite delays or indefinite pending status.