Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1432 · Decided 12 December 2008
B.P. Moideen Sevamandir & Anr v. A.M. Kutty Hassan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1432 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 905
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7282/2008
- Decided
- 12 December 2008
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act
Headnote
LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987: S.20(5) - Matter returned by Lok Ada/at for failure of settlement between parties - HELD: The section statutorily c recognizes the right of a party, whose case is not settled before Lok Ada/at, to have his case continued before court and have irrespective of his behaviour before Lok Ada/at - In the instant case, refusal of a short adjournment to the counsel and dismissal of second appeal by High Court D on the ground that his client was cantankerous and ~ unreasonable before Lok Ada/at, was erroneous - Reference ' of cases to Lok
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