Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 521 · Decided 13 July 2016
V. Vasanthakumar v. H.C. Bhatia and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 521 · [2016] 5 S.C.R. 51
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 36/2016
- Decided
- 13 July 2016
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, UDAY UMESH LALIT, R. BANUMATHI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Reference to larger bench: Constitution 'of India - Art.136 - Special leave petition - Need for restrained approach towards grant of special leave petition - Matter relating to establishment of National/Regional Courts of Appeal to tackle issue of pending cases and long delay in disposal of cases referred to Co11stitutional Bench for an authoritative pronouncement. Referring the matter to a larger Bench, the Court HELD: 1. The Supreme Court was never meant to be a regular court of appeal. It was meant to exercise its powers under Article 136 of the Constitution only in cases which raised
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