IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
GAURI GODSE
Jijabhau Dyaneshwar Temgire – Appellant
Versus
Gangaram Khandu Temgire – Respondent
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| 1. trial court rejected defendant's application for document production in cross-examination (Para 1 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. receipts relate to pleaded payments; permissible under mohammed wahid (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 3. amended cpc requires prior document production; limits cross-examination confrontation (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. parties equated to witnesses; documents not foreign to pleadings allowed (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. laxmikant outdated post-2002 cpc amendments (Para 17) |
| 6. cpc orders vii, viii, xiii exempt cross-exam documents (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 7. section 145 enables contradiction by relevant prior statements (Para 22 , 23) |
| 8. defendant's receipts relevant; production for cross-exam permitted (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 9. impugned order quashed; permit receipts in cross-examination (Para 32) |
JUDGMENT :
GAURI GODSE, J.
Basic Facts:
1. This petition is filed by defendant no. 1 to challenge the order passed by the trial court rejecting his application to produce documents to confront plaintiff no. 1 during his cross-examination. Respondent nos. 1 to 3 are the original plaintiffs who filed the suit for the cancellation of three sale deeds dated 3rd Apr
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