Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of advocate commissioner - Advocate commissioner can be appointed in a suit for injunction to note down physical features, localize or demarcate property - This action is permitted to help Court understand the local situation and is not considered a collection of evidence - Such appointments are discretionary..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Local Commissioner - Application filed by defendant at the very initial stage - Application has to be filed at the time of leading evidence - Order allowing application set aside - Report of Local Commissioner discarded...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Local Commissioner - Cannot be sought by party for assistance of Court to collect favourable evidence...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Local Commissioner - In any suit, if Court believes that a local investigation is required or proper for the purpose of explaining or clarifying any matter in dispute, it may issue a commission to conduct such investigation - Purpose is fact-finding when Court cannot properly understand the dispute, especially..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Local commissioner - Restricted inspection by a qualified technical expert involving mere physical verification and photography, would not amount to demolition, disturbance or collection of evidence in prohibited sense - Rather, it would assist Court in clarifying structural features of disputed wall...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Local commissioner - When dispute relates to boundaries, structures, encroachments or civil engineering questions, technical and foundational fact is often permissible through expert inspection...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Order dismissing application U.O.26.R.9 CPC - Revision - Maintainability - Revision not maintainable against an order dismissing an application for appointment of a Local Commissioner, as an order refusing to appoint a Local Commissioner does not decide any issue nor does it adjudicate any rights of parties for the purpose of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Local Commissioner - Re-appointment - To discredit the demarcation report, fresh appointment of a Local Commissioner is not required as permitting repeated re-appointments would lead to a never-ending process with each party seeking afresh demarcation whenever an adverse report is received...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Local Commissioner - Re-appointment - Issue as to whether Local Commissioner's report is in accordance with law and can be relied upon or not - Proper course available to petitioner is to file objections to report of Local Commissioner rather than seek re-appointment of revenue authorities for conducting a fresh..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Appointment of Local Commissioner - Local Commissioner cannot be appointed to determine as to who is in possession of suit property - Court cannot collect evidence on behalf of any of parties - Question of possession cannot be determined by Local Commissioner rather it is for parties to lead necessary evidence to establish..........
