Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1(3) -- Late production of documents - Statutory provision of O.8.R.1-A(3) CPC provides a second opportunity to defendant to produce documents which ought to have been produced in the Court along with written statement subject to seeking leave of Court...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1(3) -- Late production of documents - Partition suit - Defendant no.1 sought to produce original bank passbooks and bank statement of defendant no.1 and defendant no.2 - Trial Court exceeded its jurisdiction to deny leave to produce said documents on record by recording a finding that authenticity and genuineness of documents seem..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1 -- Written statement - Not filed within time - Extension of time - Court of its own cannot extend time to file written statement in the absence of an application either for extension of time or for condonation of delay...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 10 -- Written statement - Not filed within time - Pronouncement of judgment - Suit was lying dismissed in default for 4-1/2 years - Defendant cannot be blamed for this period of delay in disposal of suit - Moreover, defendant already filed written statement and same cannot be ignored - Application rightly rejected...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Replication - Replication though not pleading specifically provided U.O.6.R.1 CPC but it attains character of pleadings when permitted to be filed by Court...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 9 -- Replication - Mere non-filing of a replication would not amount to admission of facts pleaded in the written statement...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1A(3) -- Late production of documents - Evidence cannot be normally shutout, though it must be ensured that it does not cause prejudice to other side...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1A(3) -- Late production of documents - Refusing to permit production of additional evidence even if there is some delay would amount to denial of justice...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1 -- Written statement - Not filed within time - It is for defendants to explain as to why written statement is not filed within time - Court is not entitled to accept the written statement beyond 90 days without giving any sufficient explanation and without recording its findings as to why such a written statement is required to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1 -- Written statement - Not filed within time - Extension of time - Simply because application was filed and plaintiff did not object to it, cannot be a ground for extending period...........