In Supreme Court, “SLP” stands for Special Leave Petition which is filed under Article 136 of the Constitution. It is filed in situations where no regular appeal is provided under law against an order and a request is made for “special leave” or special permission to file appeal against such order. If the court agrees to grant “special leave” or simply “leave”, then the SLP is converted into a Civil Appeal or a Criminal Appeal (depending upon whether the SLP was in a civil or criminal matter). Thereafter, such Civil Appeal or Criminal Appeal is heard in detail.
But, in many cases, the Supreme Court hears the matter finally before formally granting “leave”, i.e., at the admission stage itself, i.e., at the time of considering whether leave should be granted. This is generally referred to as “Final Disposal at Admission Stage”.
As far as my understanding goes, CAV stands for the Latin legal term “Curia advisari vult”. This in brief may imply that judgment has been reserved for some later day after hearing the advocates for the parties. Its meaning is that “the court wishes to consider the matter”.
In the case referred to by you, the final arguments were heard on 27.07.2017 and the case is reserved for judgment. That’s why it is mentioned as “CAV on 27.07.2017”.
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