Khatri v Price [1999] FCA 1289

Khatri v Price [1999] FCA 1289

The Federal Court does not have jurisdiction to award costs in proceedings where it purported to exercise a non-existent jurisdiction; subsection 43(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) does not extend jurisdiction to such cases.

Parties
Applicant: Raj Khatri; First Respondent: Michael Price; Second Respondent: Joanne Price
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 September 1999
Procedural Posture
Motion for Costs / Post Jurisdictional Ruling
Outcome
motion dismissed as incompetent
Legal Topics
Federal Court Jurisdiction, Costs, Corporate Insolvency
Civil Procedure Federal Court Jurisdiction Costs Corporate Insolvency

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Parties

Raj Khatri

Applicant

Michael Price

First Respondent

Joanne Price

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Motion for Costs / Post Jurisdictional Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction to award costs in proceedings in which it purported to exercise a non-existent jurisdiction

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Court does not have jurisdiction to award costs in proceedings where it purported to exercise a non-existent jurisdiction; subsection 43(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) does not extend jurisdiction to such cases.

Court Disposition

motion dismissed as incompetent

Orders

  • The applicant's motion be dismissed as incompetent.