Hyder Ali v. Rajadurai and Others – sllr 1987 volume 1 page 138

In the case between Hyder Ali (plaintiff/appellant) and Rajadurai and Others (defendant/respondent), the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to provide reasons for granting leave to appeal from an interlocutory order of the District Court, and whether the appeal process constituted a misuse intended to delay proceedings. It was held that the Court of Appeal was not required under section 756 of the Civil Procedure Code to provide reasons for granting leave to appeal, and the special leave appeal was accordingly dismissed with costs. The decision reaffirmed the principle that discretionary power to grant leave to appeal under statutory provisions does not, absent specific requirement, oblige the appellate court to furnish reasons for such leave. The impact of this d