The Supreme court of India in
Kamlesh Verma vs Mayabati 2013,8 SCC 320 laid
down the following grounds of Review as stipulated by the statute in Civil
Matters
- When the Review Petition is maintainable
- Discovery of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due diligence, was not within the knowledge of the petitioner or could not be produced by him
- Mistake or error apparent on the face of the record
- Any other sufficient reason
According to the Supreme court Rules in criminal cases,no reviews lies except on
the ground of error Apparent on the face of record
P.N Eswara Iyer vs Registrar of Supreme Court of India ( 1980) 4SCC 680
Power to Review is in Article 137 and equally wide in all proceedings.
Recently in
Vikram Singh vs State of Punjab (2017) 8 SCC 518 ( 19 and 23) : AiR
2017, SC 3227 after referring to president including P.N Eswara Iyer and
Surendra Raja, it was held that although the Power of Review granted to the
Supreme Court ' is wider but normally and ordinarily the Review in a criminal
case has to be on the ground as enumerated in the Supreme Court Rules and such
error has resulted in miscarriage of justice for invoking the review
jurisdiction of the Court.
Civil Matters:
Art 145(1) (e) / order XlVII,Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules
2013 made under Art 145(1)(e) provides ad followed in Civil Matters Review lies
on any of the ground specified in or XLVIi R1 of the CPC eg error Apparent on
the face of record ( Common Cause, Registered Society vs UOI ( 1999) 6 SCC667(
para178 and 181 or omissions to bring to the notice of the Court the prevalent
provision s despite due diligence or any other sufficient reason.
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