In Brief
The appellants filed a review application before the High Court challenging an order dismissing their writ petition in a land dispute. The High Court Registry raised procedural defects; the appellants failed to cure them within the prescribed timeframe, leading to rejection of the application by the Registrar. The Single Judge dismissed the appellants' subsequent application seeking restoration, citing delay. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, condoning the delay and restoring the review application for hearing. The Court held that procedural laws must be construed to further justice, not defeat it, and that courts should be liberal in granting relief where substantive rights are at stake.
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