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Delay, Suppression, and Concurrent Findings Before the Supreme Court A Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution is an extraordinary and discretionary remedy, not a continuation of the appellate process. The Supreme Court has consistently cautioned against entertaining SLPs that seek to reopen concurrent findings of fact, particularly when such petitions are filed after…

Supreme Court Dismisses SLP in Long-Standing Family Partition Dispute In a recent development underscoring the Supreme Court’s strict stance on procedural lapses, delays, and suppression of facts in property disputes, the Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging a High Court judgment in a partition suit. The case involved a prolonged family property dispute originating from a…

Opposing Delayed Special Leave Petitions in Partition Suits Partition disputes in India often travel through multiple layers of litigation — from trial courts to appellate courts, and finally to the Supreme Court. A recent matter illustrates how delays, suppression of facts, and concurrent findings of fact can decisively weaken a Special Leave Petition (SLP) and why decree‑holders should actively…