(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) Judges must administer law according to the provisions of law. It is the bounden duty of judges to discern legislative intention in the process of adjudication. Justice administered according to individual's whim, desire, inclination and notion of justice would lead to confusion, disorder and chaos. Indiscriminate and frequent interference u/s. 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure in cases which are totally devoid of any substantial question of law is not only against the legislative intention but is also the main cause of huge pendency of second appeals in the High Courts leading to colossal delay in the administration of justice in civil cases in our country.
(3.) Despite declaration of law in numerous judgments, it is evident that the scope and ambit of Sec. 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure has not been properly appreciated and applied in a large number of cases. We are, once again making a serious endeavour to discern legislative intention, ambit and scope of interference u/s. 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure. We plan to carry out this exercise by critically examining important judgments decided before and after 1976 amendment in the Sec. 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure. This effort is made with the hope that in future the High Courts would decide according to the scope of Sec. 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure and this Court may not be compelled to interfere with the judgments delivered u/s. 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Brief factual background