Supreme Court of India · 2020-10-13
Sugandhi (Dead) vs P. Rajkumar Rep. By Power Agent Imamoli
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2020 SC 807
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sugandhi (Dead)
- Respondent
- P. Rajkumar Rep. By Power Agent Imamoli
- Author
- S. Abdul Nazeer
- Bench
- Sanjiv Khanna, S. Abdul Nazeer
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the defendants' application under Order 8 Rule 1A(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking leave to produce additional documents after the plaintiff had concluded evidence. The Court emphasized that the defendants must produce all relevant documents at the time of filing the written statement, and failure to do so without prior leave results in exclusion from evidence. The Court found no merit in the defendants' claim that the documents were necessary for a just determination of the case, affirming the lower courts' decisions.