Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Witness not present for cross examination - Court passed an order to eschew the chief evidence affidavit - Witness is an old man, aged about 69 years who was suffering from fever and jaundice - Medical certificate were produced in support of said fact - However, trial Court has not referred to any medical certificate produced by..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Readiness and willingness - Presence of party in office of sub-registrar - This is neither mandatory nor sine qua non to prove presence in office of sub-registrar on stipulated date by way of documentary evidence - Even, there is no such requirement of law that an application or affidavit with regard to presence in office of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Examination-in-chief by way of affidavit - Affidavit in evidence can factually expand on a plea taken in the plaint - It can also support factual assertions made in the plaint but it cannot contradict or state facts which cannot be derived from the plaint - Practice of filing..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Examination-in-chief by way of affidavit - If any part of affidavit in evidence is objected to including the ground of mode of proof or admissibility, such objections can be recorded and subject to same being decided at the time of final adjudication, cross-examination could..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 19, Rule 3 -- Affidavit in evidence - Cannot contain matters of surmise, legal arguments or conjecture and cannot controvert pleadings on record of either party...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(2) -- Dishonour of cheque - Dismissal of application u/s 145(2) of the Act on the ground that no cross-examination of complainant was required - S.145(2) of the Act mandates that once application by accused is filed, Court is obliged to summon person who has given evidence on affidavit in terms of S.145(1) of the Act -..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 145(1) -- Dishonour of cheque - Evidence on affidavit - Evidence already given by complainant by way of affidavit is sufficient proof of offence - This evidence not required to be given again in terms of S.145(1) of the Act and has to be read during trial...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143, 145 -- Dishonour of cheque - Defence evidence - An accused who considers that he has a tenable defence and case against him was not maintainable, he can enter his plea on very first day of his appearance and file an affidavit in his defence evidence and if he is so advised, he can also file an application for recalling..........
Will -- Execution - Proof - It is incumbent on attesting witness while appearing in Court and tendering his affidavit by way of examinatio, i, chief in evidence, identify the signature of the executant and signatures of himself and other witnesses on the document, without which a document as Will is not proved...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Application for cancellation of issuance of non-bailable warrant was dismissed - Record does not reflect that accused persons were served with copy of evidence on affidavit of complainant - As such they could not be insisted to cross examine complainant on the same day - Despite application for..........
