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Courts should pronounce the verdict within the purview of the petition

New Delhi . The Supreme Court has advised the courts not to pass such orders that are surprising to the public and proved beyond the pleas against the litigants. The bench of Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice KV Vishwanathan said that the court should not pronounce such a decision so that the petitioner started feeling that I came to the court and made a mistake. He said that people go to court for justice. The courts should also pronounce the verdict within the purview of the petition. You can or give relief to the petitioner or refuse to give relief. At the same time, many times the court pronounces a surprising verdict. The petitioner then feels cheated and humiliated.

The Supreme Court bench has said this after hearing in the case of license fees for the use of land between Kochi Devaswam Board and Chinmaya Mission Educational and Cultural Trust. The bench has rejected both the instructions of the Kerala High Court. In fact, in 1974, the trust was allotted 13.5 cents land to build a hall for marriage, cultural and religious purpose. The condition was that this hall would be available free for Devaswam’s programs and passengers.

In 1977, the license fee for land was fixed at only Rs 227. In 2014, it was increased to Rs 1.5 lakh annually. Apart from this, an arrear of Rs 20 lakh was also sought from the trust. After this, the trust reached Kerala High Court for relief. The High Court asked the board to fix the fees by celebrating the increased fees. Also, the court ordered a vigilance inquiry regarding land allocation. The trust then challenged this decision in the Supreme Court.

The trust said in its petition that the High Court has pronounced the verdict outside the realm. The Supreme Court gave relief to the trust and said that both the High Court instructions are out of the realm. The Supreme Court has said that the High Court should not have ordered a re -accumulation and inquiry of license fees. The petitioner himself was surprised by the decision of whether the verdict has been pronounced.