Orissa High Court reaffirms its authority to rectify ministerial mistakes in judicial orders, guiding future correction applications
Summary
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| CNR | ODHC010019562016 |
| Decision Date | 24.06.2016 |
| Judgment Author | MR. JUSTICE DIXIT K.S. |
| Court | Orissa High Court |
| Bench | Mr. Justice Dixit K.S.; C.R. Dash, J. |
| Facts as Summarised by the Court |
The petitioner pointed out that the year of Misc. Case No. 1617 was incorrectly recorded as 2015 in the order dated 10.05.2016 and sought correction to 2016. |
Factual Background
The petitioner filed W.P.(C) No. 1734 of 2016 in the Orissa High Court, seeking correction of a clerical mistake in an earlier order dated 10.05.2016. The original order had mistakenly recorded the year of Misc. Case No. 1617 as 2015 instead of 2016. On 24.06.2016, the Court directed its Principal Assistant to amend the year in the record from 2015 to 2016.