Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - Documents are material for determining title and possession of disputed property - Documents are official records and rejection of application has resulted in failure to consider documents crucial for adjudication of real controversy - Documents are not voluminous nor would their production prejudice..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 14, Rule 5 -- Framing of additional issues - Issues regarding valuation and pecuniary jurisdiction of Court - Defendants who filed written statement had not raised issue of pecuniary jurisdiction and participated in proceedings - They have not produced any documents to substantiate that classification of land is not agricultural land and..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 59 -- Limitation - Suit for declaration that sale deed in question is null and void - Plaintiff had never executed sale deed in first place as it was proved that it was not her thumb impression that was affixed therein - She had not received sale consideration - In such circumstances and in absence of sale consideration being tendered, sale..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 38 -- Injunction - It is proved on record that part of suit property has been encroached upon by defendants and they have raised construction of pucca house over it - Suit of plaintiff does not lie for injunction - Plaintiff can seek possession of portion of suit property found to be in possession of defendants...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 9, Rule 7 -- Ex parte order - Setting aside - Petitioner was served with summons in the suit and he had made appearance through his counsel in 2016 - Thereafter, there is failure to file written statement and petitioner was set ex parte - Petitioner had an opportunity to file written statement after receiving summons in suit..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 11, Rule 1(10), Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 14 -- Production of additional documents - Commercial dispute - Financial statements that defendants want to place reliance upon were not disclosed at the time of filing written statement in Oct 2022 - Explanation that audited financial statements were concluded only in Dec 2023 was..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a party - Suit for specific performance - Petitioners claimed that prior agreement to sell was executed in their favour before execution of present agreement to sell - Certain portions of land are also stated to have transferred to them by way of different sale deeds - Some litigation is stated to be pending..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - At the stage of final arguments - Plaintiff sought to produce an excerpt (Intakhab) to prove ancestral nature of suit land - Document essential for just and proper adjudication of matter - One effective opportunity is granted to petitioner to produce the document in question subject to payment of costs of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit is at a primary stage - No new relief has been sought and only nature of suit property would be changed to some extent, but it is not the fact that there would be complete overhauling of plaint - When suit is at its initial stage and defendants have all the opportunities available to rebut the..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Burden of proof - Adverse possession - Defendants have raised plea of adverse possession as such burden is on them to prove affirmatively that bar of limitation prescribed u/art 65 of Limitation Act, viz. 12 years, is applicable - But, limitation of 12 years begins when possession of defendants would become adverse to that of plaintiff -..........
