Supreme Court quashes appeal judgment for lack of clear factual findings and procedural violation of evidence rules.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's judgment and remanded the case for a new trial due to procedural violations. The appellant argued that the second-instance court failed to properly evaluate evidence and arbitrarily determined facts without referencing the full record. The court held that such arbitrariness violated the requirement for clear factual findings and proper evidence assessment under the Code of Civil Procedure.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 382 k.p.c.; Art. 42 § 1 k.p.; Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.; Art. 398 § 2 k.p.c.; Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.: A second-instance court must base its decision on clear and categorical factual findings derived from the complete evidence record; arbitrary determinations without referencing the full file violate procedural rules and necessitate the quashing of the judgment.