Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Reliefs – Grant of Unclaimed Reliefs – Competency of Court to Grant Reliefs Not Sought

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A court cannot grant reliefs not prayed for by the parties. Such gratuitous reliefs are made without jurisdiction and must be set aside. The court's role is to adjudicate the disputes presented, not to create additional remedies. The principle ensures fair hearing—the defendant must know…

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