R. DAYANANDA SAGAR ETC. versus VATAL NAGARAJ ETC.

R. DAYANANDA SAGAR ETC. versus VATAL NAGARAJ ETC.

Review of Supreme Court judgments is an exceptional phenomenon, permitted only when grave and glaring error or other well-established ground is made out; unfounded and indiscriminate petitions following defeat should not be entertained. The present review petitions do not meet this test and are dismissed. Certain strong observations against the petitioner, while relevant, are not integral to the decision, and their rigour is modified but not cancelled.

Parties
Petitioner: Dayananda Sagar; Respondent: Vatal Nagaraj; Petitioner: M. Veerappa; Petitioner: Altai Ahmed; Petitioner: V. S. Desai; Petitioner: R. B. Datar
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
23 April 1976
Procedural Posture
Review Petition / Final Disposition by Supreme Court
Outcome
Petitions dismissed with modification to judicial observations
Legal Topics
Review of Supreme Court Judgment, Judicial Finality, Modification of Judicial Observations
Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Review of Supreme Court Judgment Judicial Finality Modification of Judicial Observations

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Parties

Dayananda Sagar

Petitioner

Vatal Nagaraj

Respondent

M. Veerappa

Petitioner

Altai Ahmed

Petitioner

V. S. Desai

Petitioner

R. B. Datar

Petitioner

Procedural Posture

Review Petition / Final Disposition by Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether review of a Supreme Court judgment is warranted on the ground of objectionable observations branding the petitioner as guilty of abetting forgery and perjury

Ratio Decidendi

Review of Supreme Court judgments is an exceptional phenomenon, permitted only when grave and glaring error or other well-established ground is made out; unfounded and indiscriminate petitions following defeat should not be entertained. The present review petitions do not meet this test and are dismissed. Certain strong observations against the petitioner, while relevant, are not integral to the decision, and their rigour is modified but not cancelled.

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed with modification to judicial observations

Orders

  • Rigour of certain characterisations against petitioner is modified but not cancelled
  • Review petitions are dismissed