Bulky synopsis ought to be avoided in pleadings: SC

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court has stressed that bulky synopsis in the pleadings filed before the top court ought to be avoided.

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal made the above observation after it noted that while the impugned order of the High Court had six pages, there were more than 60 pages of synopsis and 27 pages in the
special leave petition filed.

“No case for interference under Article 136 of the Constitution of India is made out. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed,” it ordered, while declining to entertain the petition.

Earlier in August, the Supreme Court had disposed of a PIL seeking guidelines for setting a page limit with regard to petitions or written submissions filed in judicial proceedings.

“How can we say in all matters that there should be a word limit or a page limit on written submissions?” had asked a bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud to the petitioner.

The CJI-led bench said that though the concern raised in the PIL is “laudable” but it is difficult to frame “one size fits all” direction of such nature.

However, the top court had said that if the PIL litigant has any concrete suggestions, he is at liberty to make a representation before the Secretary-General of the Supreme Court.

The public interest litigation had claimed that lack of any specific rules defining the page limit of petitions filed before the court results in delay in justice delivery.