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Definition :

Summary, an abridgment, brief compendium; summary application, one made to a court or judge without the formality of a full proceeding. See PLENARY.

The word 'summary' implies a short and quick procedure instead of or, as an alternative to, the more elaborate procedure ordinarily adopted or prescribed for deciding a case. The proceedings before a court, tribunal or an authority are called summary proceedings if it is not required to follow the regular formal procedure but is authorised to follow a short and quick procedure for expeditious disposal, Mohan Lal v. Kartar Singh, 1995 Supp (4) SCC 684 (693) (Punjab Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955, s. 43