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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
HARISH TANDON
Ramesh Chandra Sahoo – Appellant
Versus
Kailash Chandra Sahoo – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. application under article 227 challenging earlier order. (Para 1) |
| 2. timing of application disposal questioned. (Para 2) |
| 3. power of appellate court for additional evidence. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. importance of hearing additional evidence with appeal. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. order restoring application and providing hearing rights. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
ORDER :
2. The first and foremost point involved in the instant CMP as to whether the appellate Court was justified in disposing of an application under Order 41, Rule 27 of the CPC before the hearing of the said appeal. In other words, whether the application under Order 41, Rule 27 of the CPC should be disposed of along with the appeal or may be disposed of at the earlier point of time.
4. The appellate Court shall permit the parties to produce additional evidence, provided the party seeking in this regard satisfies the appellate Court that such evidence was not within his knowledge or could not after the exercise of due diligence be produced at the time when the decree or the order was passed, which is appealed against. Apart from the same, in the event the appellate Court requires any document to be produced to enable it
An appellate court must consider applications for additional evidence alongside the appeal to ensure accurate judgment, as early disposal contradicts procedural intent.
The appellate court must consider applications for additional evidence at the time of hearing the appeal, ensuring relevance to the case.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement to consider applications for additional evidence under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC at the stage of the final hearing of the appeal, as emp....
Production of additional evidence – Application for taking additional evidence on record at an appellate stage, even if filed during pendency of appeal, is to be heard at the time of final hearing of....
Additional evidence must be evaluated during the final appeal hearing, not before, ensuring judicial rigor in respecting procedural rules.
The admission of additional evidence in appellate proceedings requires a clear necessity to support the main issues at hand, as per Order 41 Rule 27 CPC.
An application for additional evidence under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC must be decided concurrently with the main appeal to uphold judicial efficacy and fairness.
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