Unreasonable or improper suit
Full Text
(1) A minor on attaining majority may, if a sole plaintiff, apply that a suit instituted in his name by his next friend be dismissed on the ground that it was unreasonable or improper.
(2) Notice of the application shall be served on all the parties concerned; and the Court, upon being satisfied of such unreasonableness or impropriety, may grant the application and order the next friend to pay the costs of all parties in respect of the application and of anything done in the suit, or make such other order as it thinks fit.
Plain English Summary
Enables a former minor plaintiff on attaining majority to seek summary dismissal of a vexatious or improper suit instituted by their next friend, with power in the court to saddle all costs personally on the next friend under sub-rule (2).
Key Legal Elements
- Trigger: Attaining majority by a sole plaintiff.
- Grounds: Suit was unreasonable, frivolous, improper, or motivated by next friend's personal vendetta.
- Punitive Cost Sanction (Sub-rule 2): Next friend ordered to pay all costs incurred by all parties.
Practical Note
Holding Next Friends Accountable for Malicious Suits: If an estranged relative instituted a frivolous partition or damage suit in the name of a child solely to settle a personal score with in-laws, the child upon turning 18 should move under Rule 14. This relieves the youth from all financial liability and imposes full exemplary costs on the meddlesome next friend.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) कोई अवयस्क वयस्कता प्राप्त करने पर, यदि वह एकमात्र वादी है, तो यह आवेदन कर सकेगा कि उसके वाद-मित्र द्वारा उसके नाम से संस्थित किया गया वाद इस आधार पर खारिज कर दिया जाए कि वह अयुक्तियुक्त या अनुचित (Unreasonable or improper) था।
(2) आवेदन की सूचना संबंधित सभी पक्षकारों पर तामील की जाएगी; और न्यायालय, ऐसी अयुक्तियुक्तता या अनुचितता से संतुष्ट होने पर, आवेदन मंजूर कर सकेगा और वाद-मित्र को आवेदन तथा वाद में किए गए सभी कार्यों के संबंध में सभी पक्षकारों के खर्चे देने का आदेश दे सकेगा।