Power to dismiss appeal without sending notice to Lower Court
Full Text
(1) The Appellate Court after fixing a day for hearing the appellant or his pleader and hearing him accordingly if he appears on that day may dismiss the appeal.
(2) If on the day fixed or any other day to which the hearing may be adjourned the appellant does not appear when the appeal is called on for hearing, the Court may make an order that the appeal be dismissed.
(3) The dismissal of an appeal under this rule shall be notified to the Court from whose decree the appeal is preferred.
(4) Where an Appellate Court, not being the High Court, dismisses an appeal under sub-rule (1), it shall deliver a judgment, recording in brief its grounds for doing so, and a decree shall be drawn up in accordance with the judgment.
Plain English Summary
Authorizes summary dismissal of an appeal at the preliminary admission stage after hearing the appellant without issuing notice to the lower court or respondent, requiring non-High Court appellate judges to deliver a reasoned judgment under sub-rule (4).
Key Legal Elements
- Summary Dismissal at Admission: Sifts unmeritorious appeals at the threshold without burdening the respondent.
- Default Dismissal (Sub-rule 2): Dismissal for non-appearance when called.
- Notification to Trial Court (Sub-rule 3): Registry informs lower court of dismissal.
- Mandatory Reasoned Judgment (Sub-rule 4): Subordinate appellate courts (District/Sessions Courts) must write a brief reasoned judgment and draw a formal decree.
Practical Note
Reasoned Judgment Mandate for Subordinate Appellate Courts: 1. Sub-rule (4) Requirement: In Kiranmoyee Dassi v. J. Chatterjee (AIR 1949 Cal 479) and reaffirmed in catena of SC rulings, it was held that while a High Court can dismiss a regular first appeal summarily in appropriate cases, subordinate appellate courts (District Judges / Additional District Judges) cannot dismiss an appeal with a one-line order. Sub-rule (4) mandates a speaking judgment reflecting judicial application of mind to the grounds raised. 2. Decree Follows Judgment: A decree must be formally drawn up, enabling the appellant to prefer a Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) अपीलीय न्यायालय अपीलार्थी या उसके प्लीडर की सुनवाई के लिए एक दिन नियत करने के पश्चात और यदि वह उस दिन उपसंजात होता है तो तदनुसार उसकी सुनवाई करने के पश्चात अपील को खारिज कर सकेगा।
(2) यदि नियत दिन को या किसी अन्य दिन को जिस पर सुनवाई स्थगित की जाए, अपील की सुनवाई के लिए पुकार होने पर अपीलार्थी उपसंजात नहीं होता है, तो न्यायालय आदेश दे सकेगा कि अपील खारिज कर दी जाए।
(3) इस नियम के अधीन किसी अपील की खारिजी की सूचना उस न्यायालय को दी जाएगी जिसकी डिक्री के विरुद्ध अपील की गई थी।
(4) जहां अपीलीय न्यायालय, जो उच्च न्यायालय नहीं है, उप-नियम (1) के अधीन किसी अपील को खारिज करता है, वहां वह ऐसा करने के लिए अपने आधारों को संक्षेप में लेखबद्ध करते हुए एक निर्णय देगा, और उस निर्णय के अनुसार एक डिक्री तैयार की जाएगी।