Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Cause of action - Specific plea regarding cause action has been raised by plaintiffs - Whether said plea is factually correct or not, cannot be decided at the stage of O.7.R.11 CPC - Same definitely is a matter to be decided after evidence been led qua the same - Application rightly rejected...........
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 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Defendant has failed to produce any evidence to rebut presumption of proper service - He failed to discharge initial burden - There was thus, no obligation on plaintiffs to produce process server as a witness - Suit remained pending from 2008 till 2022, when ex-parte decree was passed -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Where appellate Court permits additional evidence to be adduced, O.41.R.27 CPC casts a mandatory obligation upon Court to record reasons for such admission...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Provision has no application where appellate Court is in a position to render a satisfactory and reasoned judgment on basis of evidence already available on record...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - When plaintiffs themselves asserted title on basis of long and continuous possession through their predecessors, subsequent attempt to introduce General Land Register (GLR) in the form of additional evidence at appellate stage assumes little legal significance - Once the trial had..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of matrimonial case - Case has reached its final stage - Transfer of case to another Court at this stage is highly unjustified and improper - Grievance of wife could be adequately addressed by appointing a Commissioner for recording evidence - Moreover, in mediated settlement agreement, wife had expressly agreed to fully..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for declaration of ownership - Amendment sought only to incorporate a relief which was based on a cause of action which arose after filing of suit - Question of possession has to be considered and decided after evidence is led by both the parties - Only issues have been framed and no evidence led by..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Rejoinder - Proposed rejoinder is intended only to specifically traverse and rebut new factual assertions introduced in written statement - Bar against raising a new case through subsequent pleadings is not attracted - Issues in suit are yet to be framed and both parties will have adequate opportunity to lead evidence -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 1 -- Non-framing of specific issue - Where parties go to trial with knowledge that a particular question is in issue though no specific issue has been framed thereon and adduce evidence relating thereto, they cannot claim prejudice for issue being not specifically framed...........
