SHANKUNTALA BAI . vs VIJAY SADASHIVRAO MURATKAR — C.A. No. 5830/2011

Summary of C.A. No. 5830/2011 The Supreme Court allowed Shankuntala Bai's appeal against the High Court's dismissal. The Court found the High Court erred in attributing a six-year delay to the appellants when the suit was actually dismissed in 2002 and only restored in 2005 by the respondent's application. The Court set aside both the High Court and trial court orders, allowed the application under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC, and restored the suit for a fresh trial with no orders on costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.