H.G. Krishna Reddy And Co. vs M.M. Thimmaiah And Anr. on 24 January, 1983
36. The reliance
placed by both the sides with regard to the approach of the appellate
court while dealing with the discretionary orders passed by the court
below also has to be considered in light of the broad guidelines laid
down by the Hon ble Apex Court. Normally, the discretionary orders
are not to be disturbed and it is well-accepted that the
discretionary orders passed by the court below, unless are perverse
or misdirected, do not call for any interference. The Hon'ble Apex
Court in a judgment in the case of Wander
Ltd. And anr. v. Antox India P. Ltd.,
reported in 1990 (Supp) SCC 727 has observed,
The appellate
court will not interfere with the exercise of discretion of the court
of first instance and substitute its own discretion except where the
discretion has been shown to have been exercised arbitrarily, or
capriciously or perversely or where the court had ignored the settled
principles of law regulating grant or refusal of interlocutory
injunctions. An appeal against exercise of discretion is said to be
an appeal on principle. Appellate court will not reassess the
material and seek to reach a conclusion different from the one
reached by the court below solely on the ground that if it had
considered the matter at the trial stage it would have come to a
contrary conclusion. If the discretion has been exercised by the
trial court reasonably and in a judicial manner the fact that the
appellate court would have taken a different view may not justify
interference with the trial court's exercise of discretion.