Published on: November 12, 2023 at 00:30 IST
Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: Sadhana Lodh V. National Insurance Co. Ltd. (2003)
Honourable Supreme Court of India has held that Article 227 of the Constitution of India provides for the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Courts to correct the error of law and not of the facts / records. The High Courts are not allowed to review or reweigh the evidence of the inferior court or tribunal purports or to correct errors of law in the decision.
7. The supervisory jurisdiction conferred on the High Courts under Article 227 of the Constitution is confined only to see whether an inferior court or tribunal has proceeded within its parameters and not to correct an error apparent on the face of the record, much less of an error of law. In exercising the supervisory power under Article 227 of the Constitution, the High Court does not act as an appellate court or the tribunal. It is also not permissible to a High Court on a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution to review or reweigh the evidence upon which the inferior court or tribunal purports to have passed the order or to correct errors of law in the decision.
Drafted By Abhijit Mishra