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1994 Supreme(Del) 350

K.S.BHATT, R.L.GUPTA
DIPAK KAPUR – Appellant
Versus
ASHOK K. GHOSE – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
GITA LUTHRA, JAYANT NATH, S.P.AGARWAL, SIDDHARTH LUTHRA

K. Shivashankar Bhat, J.

( 1 ) THESE appeals were allowed earlier on 9th March, 1994, setting aside two orders of the learned Single Judge - (1) an order declining the list of witnesses as it was filed out of time and (2) appointing a commissioner to record evidence with a power to the commissioner to disallow questions which did not arise from the pleadings of the parties or the issues. As to the former Order, the Bench declined to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge, but permitted the appellant to move an application for review or for condonation of delay for taking the list of witnesses on record. However, the second REFERRED TO order appointing the Commissioner, was set aside on the ground that the said order went beyond the provisions of Order 26 of the Code of Civil Procedure. None of the witnesses was exempted from appearance in Court, none was sick, nor was infirm. The Bench proceeded on the assumption that provisions of Order 26 Civil Procedure Code are exhaustive of the circumstances under which a commissioner could be appointed to examine the witnesses and therefore, an order appointing a commissioner to examine all witnesses, irrespective of the circums
















































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