G. Pazhanivel v. S. Thilagavathy

Rejection before registration — Meaningful reading of the whole plaint - Record of rejected plaints.

The plaintiff alleged that a registered sale deed secured a loan and sought declaration of title, injunction, redemption and reconveyance. The courts below failed to consider the plaint as a whole. The possibility that the plaintiff might ultimately fail at trial did not justify rejection when the pleadings disclosed a cause of action and no statutory bar appeared from the plaint. Rejection set aside and plaint restored for registration and trial. The merits remain open. (Paras 14–16, 19)