DELHI HIGH COURT
C.HARI SHANKAR
Mis. Stellar Information Technology Private Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Chandan Kumar Chaudhary – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. overview of the petition's basis. (Para 1) |
| 2. challenging the adj's order on procedural grounds. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. affidavit content and compliance. (Para 4) |
| 4. implications of non-compliance with affidavit rules. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 5. discretion of the court in evidence recording. (Para 7) |
| 6. disposition of the petition. (Para 8 , 9) |
JUDGMENT
C. Hari Shankar, J. (Oral)
1. This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution assails an order dated 13th May, 2022, passed by the learned Additional District Judge (the learned ADJ) in CS DJ 438/17 (Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. v. Chandan Kumar Chaudhary).
2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner urged three grounds of challenge to the impugned order. The first was to the rejection, by the learned ADJ, of the petitioner's request that the affidavit filed by DW- 1 be not exhibited, as it was argumentative in nature. The second is against the disallowance, by the learned ADJ, of certain questions which the petitioner desired to put to DW-1. The third is against the warning administered in the impugned order dated 13th May, 2022, to learned Counsel for the petitioner, for having made an incorrect statement regarding collec
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