Deepak vs Ramesh Sethi

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DELHI HIGH COURT
C.HARI SHANKAR
Deepak – Appellant
Versus
Ramesh Sethi – Respondent

Table of Content
1. parties are agreeable to dispose of the matter. (Para 1)
2. petitioner's rights to lead evidence closed. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
3. court notes implications of covid-19 on evidence submission. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
4. impugned orders quashed; opportunity for evidence reinstated. (Para 15)
5. petitioner directed to file evidence and no adjournments allowed. (Para 16 , 17 , 18)

JUDGMENT (Oral)

1. Learned Counsel for the parties have argued the matter and are agreeable to the matter being disposed of at this stage.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated 16th November, 2021, passed by the learned Civil Judge ("the learned CJ"), whereby the right of the petitioner to lead his evidence, as the defendant before the learned CJ in CS 9739/2016, was closed.

3. The petitioner moved an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), for modification of the order dated 16th November, 2021, and for permitting the filing of defence evidence. That application was dismissed vide order dated 05th January, 2022. A further application, seeking review of the order dated 05th January, 2022, was also dismissed by the learned CJ

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