Reviewed case brief

Sopan Sukhdeo Sable v. Assistant Charity Commissioner

(2004) 3 SCC 137

## Summary

CPCrejection-of-plaintorder-VII-rule-11cause-of-actionplaint-as-whole
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
2004
Subjects
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
Reviewed
2026-06-29

Rule established

When deciding an application for rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11, the court must read the plaint as a whole. If any part of the plaint discloses a cause of action, the plaint cannot be rejected.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

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