Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 592 · Decided 15 May 2007
R.V. Dev @ R. Vasudevan Nair v. Chief Secretary, GOVT. of Kerala and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 592 · [2007] 6 S.C.R. 886
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2536/2007
- Decided
- 15 May 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: I c Or XXXI 11, r.11 r!w r. I 0-lnterpretation of-Suit in forma pauper is- Held, under r.11 plaintiff has to pay court fee in either of the four situations namely, (i) when plaintiff failed in the suit, or (ii) when plaintiff is dispaupered or (iii) when suit is specified in clauses {a) and (b)-As in three out of the four contingencies, order has to be passed when suit comes to an end, it will be fair construction D to hold that clauses (a) and (b) refer to the fourth condition-Each situation is distinct and different-Word "or" is
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