Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 18, Rule 17 -- Recall of PW1 for marking documents and reopening of evidence of PW1 - Suit was already pending consideration for almost 15 years - PW1's evidence was recorded almost a decade back - During all this time when suit was pending before Trial Court, petitioner never thought of getting these documents marked -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Amendment sought does not alter the nature of suit - Issues in main suit are yet to be framed and suit was at the stage of filing written statement - Allowing amendment even before filing of written statement would not have any adverse effect on defence set up by defendants - Application rightly allowed...........
Suit for damages -- Bank Negligence - Encashment of cheques containing forged signatures of plaintiffs - Auditor of plaintiff testified that the signatures on the cheques were forged and bank was negligent in encashing the same - Further, investigation report of vigilance officer of bank established that neither signatures on the disputed cheques was similar to the..........
Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 7 -- Suit for dissolution of marriage on basis of customary divorce deed - Husband and wife both belong to same community i.e Kadva Patidar - They have validly entered into deed of divorce which is accepted as customary practice amongst members of Kadva Patidar community - Deed of divorce was executed in presence of witnesses as required -..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration that sale deed is null and void - Vendor deposed that consideration was not paid - Buyer contends that it was paid in installments on various previous occasions - Party who asserts existence of a fact is burdened with onus to prove the fact asserted - Neither testimony of DW1 and testimony of DW2 nor copy of..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Onus to prove - Suit for declaration and recovery of possession - When plaintiff has come with suit for declaration and recovery of possession, onus is on plaintiff to establish title in respect of which he claims right...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration and recovery of possession - When there is a specific admission on part of plaintiff herself to the effect that suit property belongs to defendant, then entire relief sought for by her seeking declaration and recovery of possession in respect of suit property have to necessarily fail - More so, plaintiff also..........
Recovery suit -- Defendant was set ex parte - Only defence raised by defendant in written statement was that document admitting outstanding amount was not executed by an authorised person - However, apart from said document plaintiff has placed on record relevant invoices - Ledger statement relating to defendant shows a closing balance of Rs.2,21,40,895 - Memorandum of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Suit for cancellation of sale deed filed on two grounds i.e on basis of non-payment of sale consideration and on the ground of fraud - Even if suit is not maintainable on the ground of non-payment of sale consideration - However, there cannot be partial rejection of plaint, as plaintiff is seeking..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 7 -- Commissioner - Neither it is open to Commissioners to record any finding with regard to possession of suit land nor to record statements of witnesses to ascertain as to which of party is in possession of suit land - However, Commissioner is well within his jurisdiction to submit a report as regards physical features existing..........
