Can Blind Persons Give Evidence Under CPC? Explained

2023 0 Supreme(AP) 1386

unable to give evidence, and further that his brother knows the facts of the case and physical features of the property and is willing to give the evidence on his behalf. ... No.58 of 2021 seeking permission to examine himself as a witness on his behalf as D.W.2 on the ground that recently the evidence of D.W.1 was closed and he recovered his health and is able to give evidence....

2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 633

He further submitted that PW-4 i.e., victim is blind lady who identified individuals from their voice and thus her testimony in absence of any corroborating evidence/witnesses cannot be the sole basis of conviction. 9.i. ... The brief facts leading to the filing of the present appeal on the basis of the FIR, the prosecution case in brief is that the informant aged about 45 years became blind prior to her marriage due to chicken pox. ... #H....

2022 Supreme(Online)(MAD) 28891

The applicant would state that the petition does not give names of the person who they claim had distributed the money and the persons to whom such money was distributed. ... Rule 40 would read as follows: “Blind or illiterate deponent:- When an affidavit is sworn or a affirmed by any persons who appears to the person taking the affidavit to be illiterate, blind, or unacquainted with the language in which....

Madras

The applicant would state that the petition does not give names of the person who they claim illiterate. ... On the contrary after finding the defects, the Court should give proper opportunity to cure the can be proved only by letting in evidence. ... taking the affidavit to be illiterate, blind, or unacquainted with the language in which the affidavit is p

Karnataka

of Civil Procedure, undisputedly, the defendant is a blind lady and as such, she appointed her son-in-law Manjunath H.K. to be her attorney to adduce evidence in the matter. ... 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which came to be rejected by the trial Court without providing reasonable opportunity to the defendant. ... Procedure to recall the order dated 11th December, 2018 and permit her to lead evidence in the suit....

2023 0 Supreme(All) 808

If the party is there to get recorded his evidence first as a witness, according to the Rule 3A he must give first but the court can on an application exercise its discretion. ... The plaintiff or the defendant upon whom lies the burden of proving certain issues and who has to give evidence in support of his case is not called as witness before the evidence of the other witnesses is recorded. He is called....

2025 0 Supreme(Telangana) 182

Order XVI Rule 1 of CPC provides that a party can summon any person including the opposite party as a witness. ... Order XVI Rule 21 specifically deals with examination of a party as a witness and reads as such: “Order XVI Rule 21 of CPC: Rules as to witnesses to apply to the parties to be summoned: where any party to a suit is required to give evidence ... In the said circumstances, he was not able to #H....

2022 0 Supreme(Del) 792

Sub-Rule (1) of Rule 1 of order XVI casts an obligation on every party to a proceeding to present a list of witnesses whom it proposes to call either to give evidence or to produce documents and obtain summonses to such persons for their attendance in Court. ... List of witnesses and summons to witnesses: (1) On or before such date as the Court may appoint and not later than fifteen days after the date on which the issues are settled, the parties shall pres....

Delhi

After recording of evidence of DW-1 was complete, the petitioner moved the application, under Order XVI Rule 1(3) of the CPC, which stands disallowed by the impugned order dated 20th July 2022. ... Sub-rule (1) of Rule 1 of order XVI casts an obligation on every party to a proceeding to present a list of witnesses whom it proposes to call either to give evidence or to produce documents and obtain summonses to such person....

Execution-Resistance to execution of proprietaT1l decree-Person obstructing ostensible Owner of share of premises in question-Evidence showing that' resistance was in fact at the instigation of judgment-debtor-Civil Procedure Code, ss. 325, 326. ... give instructions or even to pay the money or at any time in connection with the execution of the deed of sale but that it was the first respondent who was present and t....

2019 1 Supreme 611

The post has been identified for partially blind and not for completely blind person. As per the definition under Section 2(t) of “person with disability”, a partially blind person having more than 40% disability is contemplated to be person who is in the field of eligibility. The blindness has been defined in Section 2(t) as quoted above.

2018 0 Supreme(Chh) 585

A person who is totally blind can educate himself through braille alphabets. The braille frame or slate, whether pocket or desk size, consists of a series of cut-cuts places over a matched series of recesses. The equipment for writing in braille ranges from a small pocket frame and styles which can be used for jotting down notes, telephone numbers, addresses, and so on to the braille writing machine used for writing letters or any lengthy material. In para 23, oids and device....

2016 0 Supreme(Ker) 662

So, if the standard applied by the PSC is upheld, then the protection available under S.32 of the aforementioned Act and the reservation granted by the Government under S.33 read with S.32 of the said Act will become a teeming illusion for the blind candidates. So, the stand of the PSC that a totally blind candidate, who cannot move without the help of others or cannot read or write is unsuitable for the post cannot be upheld. A blind person placed in a strange place cannot move with....

2016 0 Supreme(Ker) 618

So, the stand of the PSC that a totally blind candidate, who cannot move without the help of others or cannot read or write is unsuitable for the post cannot be upheld. A blind person placed in a strange place cannot move without the help of others and no fully blind person can read or write. The Public Service Commission exercising its powers of selection cannot ignore or overrule the mandate of the above quoted statutory provisions and the orders issued thereunder. So, if t....

2014 0 Supreme(Ker) 592

We have not heard of any blind man who can read or write, otherwise. So, the stand of the PSC that a totally blind candidate, who cannot move without the help of others or cannot read or write is unsuitable for the post cannot be upheld. The Public Service Commission exercising its powers of selection cannot ignore or overrule the mandate of the above quoted statutory provisions and the orders issued thereunder. In familiar places they can walk around using their stick. This is a disability su....