In Brief
The appellants sought consolidation of two suits in Civil Appeal No. 6344 of 2017. The Supreme Court passed an order of consolidation on May 4, 2017, after hearing the appellants and respondents 1-2, but without issuing notice to respondents 3-5. When respondent 3 subsequently objected and sought reconsideration, the Court held that natural justice required all affected parties to be heard before passing the consolidation order. The Court recalled its May 4 order and reheard the matter. After fresh hearing, the special leave petition was dismissed.
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