In Brief
In this criminal appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the bar against a court altering or reviewing its own judgment (under Code of Criminal Procedure s. 362) prevented a Family Court from reviving the appellant's wife's maintenance application after setting aside a prior settlement order. The Court held that the embargo has statutory exceptions. Since the Family Court's order to revive the maintenance application fell within permissible exceptions and achieved substantial justice, the High Court had not erred in upholding it. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that courts' inherent powers to ensure justice permit such revival in appropriate circumstances."
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