Mirasab Yakubsab Mujawar vs. Saifan Hasan Ali Mujawar

Court:Supreme Court of India
Judge:Hon'ble Hemant Gupta
Case Status:Disposed
Order Date:29 Apr 2022
CNR:SCIN010092182022

AI Summary

The Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging a High Court order, declining to interfere with the lower court's decision. However, the petitioners have been granted the liberty to pursue other available legal remedies in accordance with the law, leaving avenues open for continued litigation.

Ratio Decidendi:
The Supreme Court will not exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution to interfere with an impugned High Court order if, upon consideration, it finds no compelling reason to do so, while preserving the petitioners' right to pursue other remedies available in law.
Obiter Dicta:
The observation that 'it shall be open to the petitioners to avail such other remedy as may be available to them in accordance with law' serves as a clarification regarding the scope of the dismissal, indicating that it does not preclude other legal avenues.

Case Identifiers

Primary Case No:7516/2022
Case Type:Special Leave to Appeal (Civil)
Case Sub-Type:SLP - Impugning High Court Order (Civil)
Secondary Case Numbers:CRA No. 559/2019, 9218/2022
Order Date:2022-04-29
Filing Year:2022
Court:Supreme Court Of India
Bench:Division Bench
Judges:Hon'ble Hemant Gupta, Hon'ble V. Ramasubramanian

Petitioner's Counsel

Pravartak Pathak
Advocate - Appeared
Shankey Agrawal
Advocate On Record - Appeared

Respondent's Counsel

Akriti Choubey
Advocate - Appeared
Ejaz Maqbool
Advocate On Record - Appeared
Saif Zia
Advocate - Appeared

Advocates on Record

Shankey Agrawal
Ejaz Maqbool

eCourtsIndia AITM

Brief Facts Summary

This Special Leave Petition (C) No. 7516/2022 was filed by Mirasab Yakubsab Mujawar & Ors. against Saifan Hasan Ali Mujawar & Ors. challenging a final judgment and order dated February 23, 2022, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in CRA No. 559/2019. The Supreme Court heard the matter on April 29, 2022, for admission and interlocutory reliefs.

Timeline of Events

2019

Initial case (CRA No. 559/2019) registered in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.

2022-02-23

High Court of Judicature at Bombay passed the impugned final judgment and order in CRA No. 559/2019.

2022-03-25

Special Leave Petition No. 9218/2022 filed in the Supreme Court.

2022-04-21

Special Leave Petition registered as 7516/2022.

2022-04-29

Supreme Court heard the Special Leave Petition and dismissed it.

Key Factual Findings

The Court finds no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court.

Source: Current Court Finding

Primary Legal Issues

1.Scope of the Supreme Court's power to interfere with High Court orders under Special Leave Petition (Article 136 of the Constitution of India).

Secondary Legal Issues

1.Availability of alternative remedies to petitioners after dismissal of a Special Leave Petition in limine.

Statutes Applied

Constitution of India
Article 136
Implied application regarding the discretionary power of the Supreme Court to grant special leave to appeal.

Petitioner's Arguments

The petitioners, through their counsel, sought admission of their Special Leave Petition, implicitly arguing that the impugned High Court order warranted intervention by the Supreme Court.

Respondent's Arguments

The respondents, through their counsel, implicitly argued against the admission of the Special Leave Petition, contending that the High Court's order did not require interference.

Court's Reasoning

The Court determined that there was no sufficient ground or reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court. This suggests that the petitioners failed to demonstrate an error of law, a substantial injustice, or any other compelling reason that would warrant the exercise of the Supreme Court's extraordinary powers under Article 136.

Judicial Philosophy Indicators:
  • Judicial Restraint (in exercising Special Leave Petition powers)
Order Nature:Final
Disposition Status:Dismissed
Disposition Outcome:Dismissed

Impugned Orders

High Court Of Judicature At Bombay
Case: CRA No. 559/2019
Date: 2022-02-23

Specific Directions

  1. 1.It shall be open to the petitioners to avail such other remedy as may be available to them in accordance with law.

Precedential Assessment

Non-Binding (Procedural)

This is a brief dismissal order without detailed reasoning, often referred to as a dismissal in limine. It does not lay down any new principle of law but reaffirms the Supreme Court's discretionary power under Article 136 without providing a detailed analysis of the merits, hence its precedential value is limited.

Tips for Legal Practice

1.Understand that the Supreme Court exercises great restraint in its Special Leave Jurisdiction under Article 136; only compelling reasons warrant interference.
2.A dismissal of an SLP 'in limine' (at the threshold) does not necessarily imply approval of the lower court's reasoning, only that no case for intervention was made out.
3.Even after an SLP dismissal, other statutory remedies available to the litigant may still be pursued, as explicitly noted by the Court in this instance.

Legal Tags

Supreme Court Special Leave Petition civil dismissalHigh Court order non-interference by Apex Courtalternative legal remedies availability after SLP rejectionArticle 136 Constitution of India scopeprocedural dismissal of appellate proceedings

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Order Issued After Hearing

Purpose:

FRESH

Before:

Hon'ble Hemant Gupta, Hon'ble V. Ramasubramanian

Stage:

FRESH (FOR ADMISSION) - CIVIL CASES

Remarks:

Dismissed

Listed On:

29 Apr 2022

In:

Judge

Category:

UNKNOWN

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Order Text

COURT NO.11

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) $No(s)$ . 7516/2022

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 23-02-2022 in CRA No. 559/2019 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Bombay)

MIRASAB YAKUBSAB MUJAWAR & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

SAIFAN HASAN ALI MUJAWAR & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.61248/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.61253/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date: 29-04-2022 This petition was called on for hearing today.

  • HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
  • Mr. Pravartak Pathak, Adv. For Petitioner(s) Mr. Shankev Agrawal, AOR
  • For Respondent(s) Ms. Akriti Choubey, Adv. Mr. Ejaz Maqbool, AOR Mr. Saif Zia, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

We find no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court. The Special Leave Petition is, accordingly, dismissed.

However, it shall be open to the petitioners to avail such other remedy as may be available to them in accordance with law.

Pending interlocutory application(s) is/are disposed of.

JAYANT KUMAR ARORA) COURT MASTER

(RENU BALA GAMBHIR) COURT MASTER