SLP vs Review — Which Remedy Should You Choose?
SLP or Review Petition? The Wrong Choice Can Create a Serious Procedural Problem When a High Court judgment goes against you, two words often appear immediately in legal discussions: SLP. Review. But they are not two versions of the same remedy. An SLP under Article 136 asks the Supreme Court to exercise its discretionary power to grant special leave to appeal. A review petition, on the other hand, asks the court that delivered the judgment to reconsider it on recognized and limited review grounds. That difference affects everything from jurisdiction to procedure and the consequences of dismissal . A review is not an appeal in disguise. It generally requires a recognized ground, such as an error apparent on the face of the record, discovery of important material that could not earlier be produced despite due diligence, or another legally recognized ground. An SLP operates differently. But the real procedural trap appears when a litigant has already filed an SLP . Suppose t...