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SCclearsaironpleainlimine
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ShouldthedismissalofanappealbytheSupremeCourtagainstajudgementofthehigh
courtinliminebeconstruedasconfirmationorapprovaloftheverdict,isanimportant
questionoflawansweredbytheapexcourtinnegative.
Thedismissalofthespecialleavepetition(SLPappeal)inlimine(insnaphearing)bythe
SupremeCourtdoesnotmeanthatthereasoningofthejudgementofthehighcourt
standsaffirmed,abenchofJusticesB.S.ChauthanandSwatanterKumarsaid,allaying
thecommonmisconceptiononthisaspect.
Makingthepositionofthelawratherclearonthisimportantquestionforthebenefitofthe
commonman,thebenchsaidtheorderoftheapexcourtdismissingtheSLPwould
neithermergewiththejudgementpassedbythehighcourttogiveitthefinality.
TherulingliftstheveilonapopularnotionthatoncetheSupremeCourthasdismissedan
appealagainstthehighcourtsjudgementevenatthethresholdofthehearing,would
maketheHCverdictfinalandtherewouldbenofurtherscopetochallengeit.The
dismissaloftheSLPinliminesimplymeansthattheSupremeCourtdidnotconsiderthe
caseworthexaminingforthereasons,whichmaybeotherthanthemeritsofthecase,nor
suchanorderofapexcourtoperatesasresjudicata(afinalverdict),thebenchheld.
AnorderrejectingtheSLPatthresholdwithoutdetailedreasons(byapexcourttherefore,
doesnotconstituteanydeclarationoflaworabindingprecedent,thebenchheld.
Manytimes,thepetitionerwithdrawstheSLPaftertheapexcourtexplainsthereasonsfor
notentertainingitandsuchpetitionsaredeclareddismissedaswithdrawnonthis
question,thebenchclarifiedthatsuchorderswouldalsonotamounttoconfirmationof
theHCjudgement.
ExplaininganotheraspectrelatedtotheSLPs,thebenchsaidifoneofthesimilarly
placedpersonswasgivenreliefbythehighcourtinadvertentlyorbymistake,itwould
notmaketheothersentitledtothesamerelief.
TherulingcameontheSLPofFuljitKaurfromPunjab,whohadsoughtthesamereliefin
allotmentofaplotgiveninadvertentlytoanotherallotteebytheHCagainstwhichthe
stateinitiallyfiledanappealbutpreferredtowithdrawit.
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