Supreme CourtDivision Bench

Kuldeep Singh vs Rajinder Kumar

Supreme Court Of India · Decided on 20 October 2016 · Citation: (2016) 10 JT 360 : (2017) 1 SCC 120

HON’BLE JUDGES
Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman, JJ.
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11
RESULT
Allowed
CASE NUMBER
Civil Appeal No. 10223 of 2016 (@SLP (C) No. 9887 of 2016)
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Kurian, J.—Leave granted.

2.

The appellant is aggrieved by the order dated 17.03.2016 passed by High Court of Delhi in CM(M) 321 of 2015.

3.

As per the said impugned order, the High Court rejected the application filed by the appellant under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure(CPC) for dismissal of Civil Suit No.1428 of 1981 renumbered as Civil Suit No. 903 of 2011.

4.

The High Court has taken the view that going by the pleadings in the suit, it cannot be said that no cause of action was made out.

5.

In view of the judgment of this court dated 07.02.2014 in Civil Appeal Nos.1873-1877 of 2014, the suit could not have been rejected under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed.

6.

However, we direct the Trial Court, in view of the earlier directions, to expedite the trial and dispose of the suit positively within six months.