Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - At the stage of arguments - Documents sought are certain original title deeds of other defendants - Since these documents are in custody of plaintiff and he could trace it now, denying him opportunity to produce these documents as evidence, would certainly affect his very case filed for claim of mortgage -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a party - Suit for recovery of possession and arrears of rent - Lis only between plaintiff and defendant - Plaint nowhere contains any submissions or allegations against petitioner nor any relief has been prayed for against her - Petitioner sought his impleadment on the basis of ownership over suit property -..........
Succession Act, 1925, Section 372 -- Succession certificate - Dispute regarding status of legally wedded wife - Rival claims - Parallel comprehensive suit for partition pending - It is not appropriate for High Court to decide status of parties in a summary proceeding - Parties to establish their legal status through evidence in the pending civil suit - Based on the decree..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Additional written statement - If parties to suit failed or omitted to state certain facts or certain facts came to their knowledge at a later point of time in such circumstances, Court can grant leave U.O.8.R.9 CPC to file subsequent pleadings...........
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 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - Court may at any stage of proceedings allow either of parties to alter or amend pleadings, in such manner or on such terms as may be just...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for permanent and mandatory injunction - Amendment sought to correct khasra number mentioned in plaint - Application filed immediately after filing of suit and trial Court even allowed the same before written statement of defendants was on record - Application rightly allowed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of third party - Dispute is essentially with regard to payment of service charges between owners of property and its user i.e. respondent No.3 - Therefore, no other person has any right to be impleaded so as to defend suit regarding payment of service charges - Appellant claims to be successor of respondent No.3..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 26, Rule 10A -- Scientific expert - Power to seek expert opinion is discretionary and cannot be claimed as a matter of right...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 26, Rule 10A -- Scientific expert - Comparison of signatures and thumb impressions - Mere denial of execution of documents does not automatically mandate comparison through an expert, particularly when documents relied upon is already part of record and matter is yet to proceed to final adjudication - Application rightly..........
