Article 227 Not Mercy Jurisdiction, Litigants Casually Prosecuting Proceedings Before Lower Courts Can’t Expect Sanctuary From High Court

Case: Kailash Sewani V. Manish Kumar Chaudhary

Coram: Justice C Hari Shankar

Case No.: CM(M) 826/2022

Court Observation: “Nor is Article 227 in the nature of mercy jurisdiction,” “The jurisdiction vested in this Court by Article 227 of the Constitution of India is not expected to be used as an avenue for a party to tide over the negligence exhibited by it before the Court below. Nor is Article 227 in the nature of mercy jurisdiction. Litigants cannot be casual about prosecuting the proceedings before the Court below and expect sanctuary from the High Court under Article 227”

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