Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of a witness - Witness cannot be recalled at the instance of a party for the purpose of examining, cross-examining or re-examining - Power to recall and re-examine a witness is exclusively that of Court trying the suit...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 3A -- Compromise decree - Challenge as to - Compromise decree cannot be challenged by filing a fresh suit as there is a bar on filing a fresh suit challenging the consent decree on the ground of legality of compromise U.O.23.R.3-A CPC - Only remedy against a compromise decree is to file a recall application before the Court that..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22D -- Permanent Lok Adalat - Review - Tribunal's power of recall does not equate to rehearing for errors in judgment or a relitigation of merits but allows for correction of procedural errors, such as failure to serve necessary parties or instances of fraud - Review on merits require specific statutory permission, while..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of expert witness - Merely for explaining medical terminologies, witness cannot be recalled...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Recall of PW2 for cross examination - There was no representation on behalf of defendant as such his right to cross examine PW2 was forfeited - Defendant was suffering from ill health - Medical documents show that defendant was suffering with prostatomegaly and umbilical hernia - Application allowed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of a witness - Main purpose of O.18.R.17 CPC is to enable Court to clarify any doubt which it may have with regard to evidence led by parties - However, provision of O.18.R.17 CPC cannot be used to fill omissions in the evidence of a witness who already stands examined in detail...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of PWs for further cross-examination - Once plaintiff was examined and cross-examined at length, there was no question of witnesses being recalled merely on the ground that certain material questions were not put to said witnesses - Application rightly dismissed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - An application u/s 311 Cr.P.C must not be allowed only to fill up lacunas in the case of prosecution, or of defence or to give an unfair advantage to the opposite party...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of a witness - Trial Court while allowing application permitted plaintiff to file an affidavit strictly only in terms of contents of counter claim and same was made subject to payment of cost of Rs.1000 - Power exercised U.O.18.R.17 CPC is a discretionary power given to trial Court and same has been exercised by trial..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of a witness - Trial Court while allowing application had permitted plaintiff to file an affidavit strictly only in terms of contents of counter claim and same was made subject to payment of cost of Rs.1000 - Power exercised U.O.18.R.17 CPC is a discretionary power given to trial Court and same has been exercised by..........
