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PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, ATUL S. CHANDURKAR
Iqbal Ahmed (Dead) By Lrs. – Appellant
Versus
Abdul Shukoor – Respondent
Key Points: - The appellate court must consider pleadings before allowing additional evidence under Order XLI Rule 27(1) of CPC. (!) - Additional evidence should be permitted only if it aligns with the party’s pleadings and is supported by the pleadings, otherwise it may be improper. (!) - The High Court’s reversal of the decree based on additional evidence without proper consideration of pleadings is unsustainable; case remanded for fresh consideration in light of these principles. (!)
| Table of Content |
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| 1. need for appellate court to consider pleadings. (Para 1) |
| 2. details of specific performance dispute. (Para 2) |
| 3. arguments of appellants and respondent. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 4. discussion on necessity of additional evidence. (Para 5) |
| 5. pleadings must support additional evidence. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 6. requirement of re-examination of the case. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 7. high court judgment deemed unsustainable. (Para 10) |
| 8. civil appeal allowed with orders. (Para 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
ATUL S. CHANDURKAR, J.
1. The short issue involved in this Civil Appeal is whether it is necessary for the Appellate Court to consider the pleadings of the parties before adjudicating the prayer made for leading additional evidence under the provisions of Order XLI Rule 27(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
2. The appellants are the unsuccessful plaintiffs, who are aggrieved by the reversal of the decree for specific performance of agreement dated 20.02.1995, that was granted by the Trial Court. The Appellate Court has reversed the said decree after taking into consideration the additional evidence led by the respondent - defendant.
2.1 It is the case of the appellants - plaintiffs that on 20.02.1995, the responden
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