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SANKARAN @ VEMBU GURUKKAL v. COMMR.HINDU REL.& CHART.ENDOWMENT BD.&AN

Supreme Court of India | Diary 1022/2012

Status

ROP - of Main Case

Decided On

08-11-2012

Bench

Petitioner

SANKARAN @ VEMBU GURUKKAL

Respondent

COMMR.HINDU REL.& CHART.ENDOWMENT BD.&AN

Primary Holding

A review petition afflicted by inordinate unexplained delay is liable to dismissal on grounds of limitation, and absent any apparent error on the face of the record, no case for review is made out on merits.

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ยช IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION REVIEW PETITION (CIVIL) NO.803 of 2012 IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO.13180 OF 2007 |SANKARAN @ VEMBU GURUKKAL |.....PETITIONER(S) || | ||VERSUS | ||COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND |.....RESPONDENT(S) ||CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT BOARD & ANR. | | O R D E R 1. This petition is filed seeking review of the order dated August 10, 2007 passed in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 13180 of 2007. 2. There is an inordinate delay of 1580 days in preferring the review petition. We are not satisfied with the explanation offered. 3. Nonetheless, we have gone through the review petition and the record of the special leave petition. We find that the order of which review is sought does not suffer from any infirmity, much less any apparent error on the face of the record. No case is made out for review. 4. The review petition is dismissed both on grounds of limitation and on merits. ..................J. (AFTAB ALAM) ..................J. (DIPAK MISRA) NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 08, 2012CHAMBER MATTER SECTION XII S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

REVIEW PETITION (CIVIL) NO.803 of 2012 IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO.13180 OF 2007 |SANKARAN @ VEMBU GURUKKAL |.....PETITIONER(S) || | ||VERSUS | ||COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND |.....RESPONDENT(S) ||CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT BOARD & ANR. | |(With appln(s) for c/delay in filing review petition and office report)Date: 08/11/2012 This Petition was circulated today.CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRABy Circulation UPON perusing papers the Court made the following O R D E R The review petition is dismissed both on grounds of limitation and on merits. |(Neetu Khajuria) |(Sneh Bala Mehra) ||Sr.P.A. |Court Master | (Signed order is placed on the file.)

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