Supreme Court rejects plaint as suit filed in 2022 barred by 2016 limitation
The case concerns a dispute over a Joint Venture Agreement for property development, where the Supreme Court determined whether a suit filed in 2022 was time-barred by limitation based on events occurring in 2016. The Court held that the limitation bar was obvious from the pleadings and ordered the rejection of the plaint.
Appellant: N Asha Devi; Respondents: R Aravind Kumar & Anr.; Bench: Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran.
- Leave granted.
- Set aside the orders of the Trial Court and High Court that had rejected the application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.
- Ordered that the plaint in O.S. No.632 of 2022 pending before the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu, shall stand rejected.
- Allowed the appeal.
- Disposed of any pending applications.
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| Official title | Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Can Be Rejected At Threshold When Limitation Bar Is Obvious From Pleadings : Supreme Court |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | 2026-08-17 |
| Documents | 1 |