Supreme Court of India · 2017-08-21
SEJAL GLASS LTD. vs NAVILAN MERCHANTS PVT. LTD. AND ORS
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/772
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SEJAL GLASS LTD.
- Respondent
- NAVILAN MERCHANTS PVT. LTD. AND ORS
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a plaint can only be rejected as a whole and not in part. The Court found that the lower court's bifurcation of the plaint, allowing it to proceed against one defendant while rejecting it against others, was incorrect. The Court emphasized that the plaint must disclose a cause of action in its entirety for rejection to be valid, thus overturning the lower court's decision.