Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Counter claim after filing written statement - - Partition suit - Cause of action in respect of counter claim accrued to defendants before filing of written statements - Application for counter claim allowed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 32 -- Execution - Violation of decree has to be proved by DH for attracting action in execution of judgment and decree U.O.21.R.32 CPC - Even if, there is no violation of decree as on date in terms of specific instance, that itself will not preclude DH from taking action in terms of O.21.R.32 CPC at a subsequent stage, when such..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Original suit is for permanent injunction - Plea for introducing suit for separate possession by way of partition by metes and bounds would be totally separate cause of action and that would change nature of suit - Petition dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 1 -- Production of documents - Defendant seeking production of three documents at the stage of evidence of defendant - Right of filing additional documents cannot be denied at this stage as mere receiving of documents will not give any right or title to respective parties in suit, as marking of document and its admissibility will..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for permanent injunction - Amendment sought to raise plea of separate possession - Such plea for separate possession by way of partition by metes and bounds is totally a separate cause of action which will change nature of suit - Application rightly dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 1, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 4 -- Withdrawal of suit - Sole defendant - Suit filed against a dead person - Suit is a nullity - Substitution of his L.R's cannot be permitted - Trial Court by exercising its power allowed the withdrawal of suit as it was inhibited with `formal defect' - Held, order cannot be faulted..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Ad interim injunction - Restraining Municipal Corporation from demolition of suit structure - Plaintiff produced documentary evidence to prove authenticity of structure - However, trial Court did not properly consider documents produced on record and refused to grant injunction on the ground that plaintiff has no locus..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 2 -- Summary suit for recovery - Dishonour of cheque - Non-appearance of defendant within 10 days despite being served with summons - Allegations in plaint are deemed to be admitted and plaintiff is entitled to a decree for a sum not exceeding the sum mentioned in summons - However, trial Court erroneously while treating the suit..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 47, Order 21, Rule 90 -- Suit for declaration of tile - Plea that auction sale is not binding on ground of fraud - Remedy for setting aside sale on ground of irregularity or fraud is by way of filing application U.O.21.R.90, S.47 CPC and not by filing a civil suit...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a party - Plaintiff is dominus-litius and is not bound to sue every possible adverse claim in the same suit and he may choose to implead only those persons as defendants against whom he wishes to proceed - However, Court at any stage of suit, may direct addition of parties - Question of impleadment of a party..........