Evidence Act, 1872, Section 114 -- Adverse inference - Non-appearance of plaintiff in the witness box - Presumption can always be drawn against him that case pleaded by him, is not correct - However, it is a rebuttal presumption - If said presumption is successfully rebutted by other cogent evidence on record, said presumption would not be material and applicable...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1, Commercial Courts Act, 2016, Section 15 -- Written statement - Not filed within time - Extension of time - Transfer of suit from non-commercial division to Commercial division - Provision of S.15 of Commercial Act apply to those procedure that were not completed at the time of transfer - However, in the instant case, procedure..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 3 -- Summary suit for recovery - Procedure for appearance of defendant - In a summary suit, next date should not be mentioned except requiring the defendant to cause his appearance before the Court within ten days from the date of receipt of summons - If he fails to appear within the said ten days, plaintiff will be entitled for a..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Plaintiff being a Police Constable was mandatorily required to seek permission from his department before entering into an agreement to purchase property of a high value - However, admittedly, he did not seek any such permission from the department - It is not the case of plaintiff that he and defendant were on such close terms..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Where a previous suit was dismissed for non-appearance of plaintiff, subsequent suit was to be seen from the pleadings of the parties in the earlier suit and plaint cannot be rejected U.O.7.R.11 CPC by considering the averments of defendant raised in his written statement and his documents...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 3 -- Dismissal of suit for default - Plaintiff remained absent on five consecutive dates which shows that plaintiff was no longer interested to pursue the suit filed against defendant - Defendant also never entered appearance despite receiving notice from Court - Suit rightly dismissed for non-appearance of parties...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Non-appearance of counsel cannot be said to be unintentional or bonafide - Said fact is substantiated from the fact that no affidavit of counsel has been annexed with the application - It shows that plaintiff did not instruct his counsel and hence, counsel was left with..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Non-appearance of counsel cannot be said to be unintentional or bonafide - Said fact is substantiated from the fact that no affidavit of counsel has been annexed with the application - It shows that plaintiff did not instruct his counsel and hence, counsel was left with..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of partition suit - Dismissed in default after passing of preliminary decree - Suit dismissed due to non-appearance of counsel for plaintiff though suit proceedings were being regularly adjourned for last nine years awaiting orders from High Court - Merely non-appearance of plaintiff or his counsel on one occasion..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of partition suit - Dismissed in default after passing of preliminary decree - Suit dismissed due to non-appearance of counsel for plaintiff though suit proceedings were being regularly adjourned for last nine years awaiting orders from High Court - Merely non-appearance of plaintiff or his counsel on one occasion..........
