UMESH A. TRIVEDI
Saurashtra Cement Limited Through Vandankumar Rameshchandra Dalwadi – Appellant
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DECD. Pankajkumar Sankalchand Patel Through His Legal Heirs And Reps. – Respondent
Question 1? Question 2? Question 3?
Key Points: - The Code of Civil Procedure does not permit calling the other party to the suit only for the purpose of cross-examination. (!) (!) - The practice of calling the defendant by the plaintiff as his witness is condemned. (!) (!) - The petition challenging an order directing cross-examination of a party is dismissed with costs, and interim relief is vacated. (!) (!)
ORDER :
1. This petition is filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order passed below Exhibit- 284 dated 01.01.2022 passed by 9th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Gandhinagar, in Special Civil Suit No. 136 of 2008, whereby the application Exhibit-284 praying for a direction by the Court to defendant No. 3 for the purpose of cross-examining him on a particular day by issuing summons, came to be rejected. Since controversy involved in this case is in a narrow compass and on a particular issue whether any party to the suit can request the Court to direct the other party to offer himself for the purpose of cross-examining him or not detailed discussion of a case before the lower Court as prayed for in the suit and other details are not necessary to be narrated in this decision.
2. Heard Mr. Rasesh S. Sanjanwala, Senior Advocate learned Counsel, assisted by Mr. Nikunt K. Raval, learned advocate for the petitioner.
2.1 He has submitted that as provided under Order X Rule 2, Order XV Rule 6 and Order XVI Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the Code”), any party to the suit can request the Court to call other party for
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