Reviewed case brief
Sanjeev Kumar Jain v. Raghubir Saran Charitable Trust
(2012) 1 SCC 455
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2012
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Compensatory costs under Section 35A CPC are available only where a claim or defence is proved to be false and the party knew it was false at the time of making it. Mere failure of a claim is not enough to attract compensatory costs.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(2012) 1 SCC 455; verified via standard CPC references
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