Reviewed case brief
T. Arivandandam v. T.V. Satyapal
(1977) 4 SCC 467
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1977
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
A plaint that is manifestly vexatious and does not disclose a real cause of action must be rejected at the threshold. Courts should not allow process to be abused as a weapon of harassment through frivolous litigation.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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