Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Additional written statement - Additional Written Statement sought to be filed by defendant is belated and nothing but reiteration of original Written Statement with one new plea which is not only inconsistent, but would not be helpful to case of defendant in any manner - Defendant cannot seek to raise a new plea inconsistent..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 17, Rule 1, 2 -- Closure of evidence of plaintiff - Evidence of plaintiff was closed after giving fifth opportunity to lead evidence - Even on the date when order of closure of evidence was passed, no list of witnesses was filed by plaintiff - Sufficient opportunities were granted to plaintiff to lead evidence - Evidence of plaintiff..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 22, Rule 3 -- Application to examine LR of deceased plaintiff as a witness - Application dismissed on the ground that petitioner was impleaded as LR at the stage of defendant's evidence and evidence of plaintiff was already closed - However, since valuable rights of petitioner are involved in the case, it would be in the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 16, Rule 14 -- Summoning of official witnesses alongwith relevant revenue record - Revenue record sought to be summoned is material and bears directly upon adjudication of petitioner's claim of ownership - Application cannot be declined on the ground that plaintiff has failed to furnish list of witnesses within time prescribed and had..........
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Section 72 -- (Evidence Act, 1872, S.73) - Comparison of signatures by Court - Burden to prove disputed writing was squarely upon plaintiff - Stage to lead such evidence was when plaintiff's affirmative evidence was led and not at the stage of rebuttal - Plaintiff has already examined witnesses to prove writing - Having closed his..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - After closure of evidence of defendants - Once defendants claimed execution of receipt in written statement, onus to prove the same was on defendants - Plaintiff had every right to lead evidence in rebuttal as regards non-execution of receipt - However, since no right had been reserved nor was there any..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 3 -- Rebuttal evidence - Plaintiff closed his evidence in affirmative without reserving his right to lead evidence in rebuttal - Onus of some of issues is on defendant - Plaintiff is not entitled to lead evidence in rebuttal...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 18, Rule 3 -- Rebuttal evidence - Plaintiff closed his initial evidence - There is no statement of plaintiff closing his evidence - Plaintiff in rebuttal evidence was allowed to examine handwriting expert - Plaintiff got receipt examined from handwriting expert - Now he is required to prove the same - Such evidence could be..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for mandatory injunction - Numerous opportunities given to plaintiff by trial Court to lead evidence but plaintiff failed to appear himself before trial Court - Trial Court rightly closed evidence of plaintiff and rightly came to conclusion that his evidence could not be read - Trial Court and first appellate..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 17A -- Additional evidence - Seventeen effective opportunities had been granted to defendant to lead evidence and her evidence was already closed - Application filed only to delay the suit filed by plaintiff - Moreover, O.18.R.17-A CPC has already been deleted, there is thus, no right to lead additional evidence - Application..........
