https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187979 A conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction cannot be annulled for a mere irregularity in the allocation or conduct of a sessions trial unless it has caused failure of justice. Here, the trial court had inherent jurisdiction, and the objection concerned only the manner in which the case was made over within the sessions division after trial had begun. Because no prejudice or failure of justice was pleaded or shown, the procedural defect was curable and did not vitiate the conviction. The High Court was therefore wrong to set aside the conviction on that technical ground, and its judgment and remand were set aside for disposal on merits. en-us Mon, 16 Feb 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:28:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187979 A conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction cannot be annulled for a mere irregularity in the allocation or conduct of a sessions trial unless it has caused failure of justice. Here, the trial court had inherent jurisdiction, and the objection concerned only the manner in which the case was made over within the sessions division after trial had begun. Because no prejudice or failure of justice was pleaded or shown, the procedural defect was curable and did not vitiate the conviction. The High Court was therefore wrong to set aside the conviction on that technical ground, and its judgment and remand were set aside for disposal on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Feb 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187979