Key Points: - The High Court may permit a party to adduce additional evidence in a Second Appeal if it is in the interest of justice (!) (!) . - Additional evidence may be permitted in a Second Appeal regarding subsequent happenings or events that are relevant for the disposal of the appeal (!) (!) . - Parties are not entitled to adduce additional evidence in a Second Appeal as a matter of right, but the High Court may permit it in exceptional and compelling circumstances (!) . - To avoid prejudice to the opposite party when admitting additional evidence, the High Court may invoke the procedure under Order 41, Rule 28 of the Code of Civil Procedure (!) (!) . - The High Court may exercise its power under Section 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine an issue of fact if the evidence on record is sufficient and the issue was not determined or was wrongly determined by the lower courts (!) (!) . - The discretion to receive additional evidence under Order 41, Rule 27 must be exercised judiciously and sparingly, not arbitrarily (!) . - The High Court may interfere with findings of fact if they are found to be perverse or based on imaginary grounds without material on record (!) . - The High Court may receive additional evidence itself if the evidence is in the form of a document that does not require formal proof (!) .

Whether additional documents regarding subsequent events can be brought on record in a Second Appeal?

What is the scope and applicability of Order 41, Rule 27 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure in a Second Appeal?