Reviewed case brief
Ashok Kumar Mittal v. Ram Kumar Gupta
(2009) 2 SCC 656
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2009
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Section 35(2) CPC makes it mandatory for the court to give reasons if costs are not awarded following the event. A no-costs order without reasons is liable to be set aside.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(2009) 2 SCC 656; verified via standard CPC references
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