Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 3, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 -- Secondary evidence in rebuttal - Onus to prove the assertion sought to be proved by way of rebuttal evidence was on plaintiff - Plaintiff cannot be allowed to lead evidence by way of secondary evidence in rebuttal, where onus was upon plaintiff to prove that issue...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 1 -- Non-framing of issues - Once evidence is led with respect to pleadings, non-framing of issues could not have proved fatal so as to record dismissal of suit...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Irregularity in the service of summons - Ex parte decree not to be set aside if Court is satisfied that defendant had notice of date of hearing and had sufficient time to appear and answer the plaintiff's claim...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 9, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 17 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Service of summons - Defendant after having read the summons refused to accept the same - Provision of O.5.R.17 CPC complied with - Where a defendant refuses to accept summons, Court shall declare that..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Condonation of delay - Delay of 1026 days - Suit for specific performance - Liberal view has to be taken in the matter of condonation of absence of a party especially in a suit for specific performance unless negligence is so grave to the extent of outweighing..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Once the counsel had withdrawn his Vakalatnama, in normal course, trial Court ought to have issued notice to defendants to engage another counsel - However, trial Court committed error by proceeding ex parte...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 17, Rule 2 -- Explanation - Phrases `Any party' and `such party' - `Any party' refers to the party which has led evidence or substantial evidence and `such party' refers to that very party which has led evidence or substantial evidence - U.O.17.R.2 CPC Court would proceed to pass orders with respect to any of the parties being absent or..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 17, Rule 2 -- Explanation - Defendant has not led any evidence at all - Explanation could not be invoked as against defendant...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 17, Rule 2 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Suit was at the stage of plaintiffs evidence - Evidence of defendants had not even started - O.17.R.2 Explanation CPC could not be invoked by High Court and based upon it holding that an application U.O.9.R.13 CPC would not be maintainable, as..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Where additional evidence sought to be adduced removes cloud of doubt over the case and evidence has a direct and important bearing on the main issue in the suit, such application may be allowed - It depends upon whether appellate Court requires evidence sought to be adduced to enable..........
