Application where rejected
Full Text
(1) Where the application for a review is heard by more than one Judge and the Court is equally divided, the application shall be rejected.
(2) Where there is a majority, the decision shall be according to the opinion of the majority.
Plain English Summary
Provides that where a multi-judge bench hearing a review petition is equally divided, the application must be rejected, and where there is a majority, the majority opinion prevails.
Key Legal Elements
- Equal Division = Rejection: In a two-judge bench, if one judge is for granting and one for rejecting, the application stands rejected.
- Presumption of Validity: Original decree stands undisturbed unless a majority resolves to review it.
- Majority Rule: In larger benches, majority opinion decides.
Practical Note
Equal Division Mechanics in Review vs Appeals: 1. Contrast with Section 98 CPC: In regular appeals, when a division bench is equally divided on a point of law, Section 98(2) directs reference to a third judge. In contrast, under Order XLVII Rule 6(1), if the judges are equally divided, the review petition is REJECTED outright without any third-judge reference, preserving the finality of the original judgment.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) जहां पुनर्विलोकन के आवेदन की सुनवाई एक से अधिक न्यायाधीशों द्वारा की जाती है और न्यायालय समान रूप से विभाजित है, वहां आवेदन नामंजूर कर दिया जाएगा।
(2) जहां बहुमत है, वहां विनिश्चय बहुमत की राय के अनुसार होगा।