{"id":9809,"date":"2011-04-04T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T10:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=9809"},"modified":"2011-04-04T16:19:41","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T10:49:41","slug":"exercise-caution-in-reopening-cases-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/exercise-caution-in-reopening-cases-supreme-court","title":{"rendered":"Exercise caution in reopening cases: Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/exercise-caution-in-reopening-cases-supreme-court\/supreme-court-of-india-45\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?fit=291%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"291,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SUPREME COURT OF iNDIA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?fit=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?fit=291%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9810\" title=\"SUPREME COURT OF iNDIA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?resize=291%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?w=291&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/SUPREME-COURT-OF-iNDIA.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a>The Supreme Court has held that a frivolous application for reopening a case and recalling witnesses for adducing evidence should be rejected with exemplary costs on the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If the application is found to be mischievous, or frivolous, or to cover up negligence or lacunae, it should be rejected with heavy costs,&#8217; said an apex court bench of Justice R.V. 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Patnaik.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasizing on role of courts in discouraging such applications, the judges said: &#8216;If the application is allowed and the evidence is permitted and ultimately the court finds that evidence was not genuine or relevant and did not warrant the reopening of the case and recalling the witnesses, it can be made a ground for awarding exemplary costs apart from ordering prosecution if it involves fabrication of evidence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The judgment said that trial courts should exercise caution in exercising their discretion in entertaining applications for the recall of witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Courts should also guard that the object of the application should not be &#8216;merely to protract the proceedings&#8217;, said the judges in an order made available Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If so used, it will defeat the very purpose of various amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure to expedite trials,&#8217; the court said.<\/p>\n<p>The court said this while upholding an appeal by K.K. 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