Clever ploys cannot always pay dividends. HELD a short-cut was found by the petitioner/plaintiff to retain the plaint as such, but to seek permission to pay deficit court fee, as though what was filed in the first instance was actually a suit for specific performance. Such a dubious approach should not be allowed .

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ATMA RAM — Appellant Vs. CHARANJIT SINGH — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. ) Special Leave Petition (C) No.27598…

Held, In view of the conclusive opinion of the appellate court that the agreement was not a forged document, the very substratum of the criminal complaint vanishes – In the circumstances to allow the appellants to be prosecuted will only be a complete abuse of the process of law – The proceedings are therefore quashed and the appeal is allowed.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH MUKUL AGRAWAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari, JJ. )…