Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - At the stage of rebuttal evidence - Suit for mandatory injunction - Amendment sought for substitution of mandatory injunction with word possession - It was more of a clarificatory nature and that plaintiff shall not lead any further evidence - Nature of suit and relief sought would be same but only its..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 3, 9(2), Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Impleadment of L.R's - Non substitution - Abatement of appeal - Application for impleadment filed without accompanied by an application for condonation of delay - Nearly two months later application filed U.O.22.R.9(2) r/w S.5 Limitation Act - This sequence of filings, devoid of timely..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 26 -- Stay of execution - Ex parte decree - Application U.O.9.R.13 CPC is pending - Respondent would be remediless if proceedings of execution petition are not stayed during pendency of application U.O.9.R.13 CPC - Execution proceedings rightly stayed during pendency of application U.O.9.R.13 CPC...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of matrimonial case - Wife sought transfer of divorce proceedings on the ground that she is financially dependent on her parents and therefore unable to pursue proceedings in Pune - She has been deliberately delaying the matter for over four years as recorded in 2024 and even remained absent for nearly seven months..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 419, 467, 468, 471, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - Allegations against appellants are that they entered into a conspiracy with other individuals to fabricate a forged Will after death of testator that was then used to circumvent sale deed - Neither any criminal breach of trust nor any..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for specific performance and permanent injunction - Amendment sought to incorporate the fact that registered sale deed executed by defendant no.1 in favour of defendant no.2 is not binding on plaintiff and is null and void - Plaintiff not sought amendment within reasonable time despite defendants..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Sufficient cause - For setting aside an ex-parte decree, applicant must establish `sufficient cause' for non-appearance on the date of hearing - Expression `sufficient cause' cannot be stretched to accommodate sheer negligence or deliberate procrastination...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Sufficient cause - Negligence, inaction or casual attitude cannot be equated with sufficient cause...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Sufficient cause - Defendants were not serious to pursue their cause and rather they were totally negligent - On account of non-appearance on three consecutive dates, ex-parte proceedings were drawn against defendants - Even, suit was not finally decided immediately and even thereafter..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - Alleged evidence sought to be produced by plaintiffs was well within knowledge of plaintiffs from the beginning - Plaintiffs were not vigilant of their rights in this regard - Even for the sake of arguments, submission of plaintiff to the effect that previous counsel had failed to lead necessary evidence, is..........
