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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
VIRINDER AGGARWAL
Hardeep Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Veerpal Kaur @ Tanveer Kaur – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. obligation of defendant to produce original documents. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. trial court's inherent power to correct its own orders. (Para 4) |
| 3. petition dismissed and applications disposed. (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT :
1. This Civil Revision Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside the orders dated 01.09.2025 and 11.09.2025 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Talwandi Sabo, vide which, the application under Order XI Rule 12 read with Section 151 of CPC for directing the petitioner/defendant to produce the original sale deeds dated 27.04.2018 was illegally and arbitrarily allowed. The order has been assailed on the grounds that respondent/plaintiff has filed application under Order XI Rule 12 of CPC previously also, calling upon petitioner to place on record written agreement dated 28.04.2018 and has not made any submission for directing petitioner to produce the sale deeds dated 27.04.2018 in that application and this is nothing but a delaying tactics on the part of the respondent/plaintiff. He further pleaded that he has already placed on record certified copies of the sale deeds and has reserved his right to pr
The obligation to produce original documents under CPC dictates that a defendant must supply originals at the time of filing, subject to court's permission for exceptions.
The court emphasized that the production of original documents at the appropriate stage is crucial for ensuring justice and preventing delays in legal proceedings.
The plaintiff must timely demonstrate necessity for document production; delay without justification undermines the application for summons.
The purpose of the court is to do complete justice between the parties and mere technicalities should not be a stumbling block in the cause of justice.
The trial court has discretion to deny the introduction of documents not existing at the time of the suit and lacking relevance to current proceedings.
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