Date:- 04/05/2026

Rule 20. Premature discovery.—

Where the party from whom

discovery of any kind or inspection is sought

objects to the same, or any part thereof,

the Court

may,

if satisfied that

the right to the discovery or inspection sought

depends on

the determination of any issue or question in dispute in the suit,

or

that for any other reason

it is desirable that

any issue or question in dispute in the suit should be determined

before deciding upon the right to the discovery or inspection,

order that

such issue or question be determined first,

and

reserve the question as to the discovery or inspection.

——

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 03/05/2026

Rule 19. Verified copies.—

(1) Where inspection of any business books is applied for,

the Court

may, if it thinks fit,

instead of ordering inspection of the original books,

order

a copy of any entries therein to be furnished

and

verified by the affidavit of some person

and

who has examined the copy with the original entries,

and

such affidavit shall state

whether or not there are in the original book any

and

what erasures, interlineations or alterations:

Provided that,

notwithstanding that such copy has been supplied,

the Court may order

inspection of the book from which the copy was made.

(2) Where on an application for an order for inspection

privilege is claimed for any document,

it shall be lawful for the Court

to inspect the document

for the purpose of deciding as to the validity of the claim of privilege

unless the document relates to matters of State.

(3) The Court

may,

on the application of any party to suit

at any time,

and

whether an affidavit of documents shall or shall not have already been ordered or made,

make an order

requiring any other party

to state by affidavit

whether any one or more specific documents,

to be specified in the application,

is or are, or has or have at any time been,

in his possession or power;

and,

if not then in his possession, when he parted with the same and what has become thereof.

Such application shall be made

on an affidavit stating that

in the belief of the deponent

the party against whom the application is made

has,

or

has at some time

had in his possession or power

the document or documents specified in the application,

and

that they relate

to the matters in question in the suit,

or

to some of them.

———-

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 02/5/2026

Rule 18. Order for inspection.—

(1) Where the party served with notice rule 15

omits to give such notice of

a time for inspection

or

objects to give inspection,

or

offers inspection elsewhere than at the office of his pleader,

the Court

may,

on the application of the party desiring it,

make an order

for inspection in such place and in such manner as it may think fit:

Provided that

the order shall not be made

when and so far as the Court shall be of opinion that

it is not necessary either for disposing fairly of the suit

or

for saving costs.

(2) Any application to inspect documents,

except such as are referred to in the

pleadings,

particulars

or

affidavit of the party against whom

the application is made or disclosed in his affidavit of documents,

shall be founded upon

an affidavit showing of what documents inspection is sought,

that the party applying is entitled to inspect them,

and

that they are in the possession or power of the other party.

The Court shall not make such order for inspection of such documents

when and so far as

the Court shall be of opinion that

it is not necessary

either

for disposing fairly of the suit

or

for saving costs.

————

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 01/05/2026

Rule 16. Notice to produce.—

Notice to any party

to produce any documents referred to in his pleading or affidavits

shall be in Form No. 7 in Appendix C,

with such variations as circumstances may require.

————————————————————

Rule 17. Time for inspection when notice given.—

The party to whom such notice is given

shall,

within ten days from the receipt of such notice,

deliver to the party giving the same

a notice

stating a time within three days from the delivery thereof

at which the documents, or such of them

as he does not object to produce,

may be inspected

at the office of his pleader,

or

in the case of bankers’ books

or

other books of account

or

books in constant use for the purposes of any trade or business,

at their usual place of custody,

and

stating which (if any) of the documents

he objects to produce,

and

on what ground.

Such notice shall be in Form No. 8 in Appendix C; with such variations as circumstances may require.

——————————————————————

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 30/04/2026

Rule 15. Inspection of documents referred to in pleadings or affidavits.—

Every party to a suit shall be entitled

at or before the settlement of issues

to give notice to any other party,

in whose pleadings or affidavits

reference is made to any document,

or

who has entered any document in any list annexed to his pleadings,

to produce such document for the inspection of the party giving such notice,

or

of his pleader,

and

to permit him or them to take copies thereof;

and

any party not complying with such notice

shall not afterwards be at liberty to put any such document in evidence on his behalf in such suit

unless

he shall satisfy the Court that

such document relates only to his own title,

he being a defendant to the suit,

or

that he had some other cause or excuse

which the Court shall deem sufficient for not complying with such notice,

in which case the Court may allow the same to be put in evidence

on such terms as to costs and otherwise as the Court shall think fit.

——-

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 29/04/2026

Rule 14. Production of documents.—

It shall be lawful for the Court,

at any time during the pendency of any suit,

to order the production by any party thereto, upon oath,

of such of the documents

in his

possession

or

power,

relating to any matter in question in such suit, as the Court shall think right;

and

the Court may deal with such documents, when produced,

in such manner as shall appear just.

——

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 28/04/2026

Rule 13. Affidavit of documents.—

The affidavit to be made by a party against whom such order as is mentioned in the last preceding rule has been made, 

shall specify 

which (if any) of the documents therein mentioned he objects to produce, 

and 

it shall be in Form No. 5 in Appendix C, 

with such variations as circumstances may require.

——

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 27/04/2026

Rule 12. Application for discovery of documents.—

Any party may,

without filing any affidavit,

apply to the Court for an order directing any other party to any suit

to make discovery on oaths, of the documents

which are

or

have been in his possession or power,

relating to any matter in question therein.

On the hearing of such application

the Court may

either

refuse

or

adjourn the same,

if satisfied that such discovery is

not necessary,

or

not necessary at that stage of the suit,

or

make such order,

either generally or limited to certain classes of documents, as may, in its discretion be thought fit:

Provided that

discovery shall not be ordered

when and so far as the Court shall be of opinion that

it is not necessary either

for disposing fairly of the suit

or

for saving costs.

—-

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 26/04/2026

Rule 11. Order to answer or answer further.—

Where any person interrogated 

omits to answer, 

or 

answer insufficiently, 

the party interrogating may apply to the Court 

for an order requiring him 

to answer, 

or 

to answer further, as the case may be. 

And an order may be made

requiring him to answer or answer further, 

either 

by affidavit 

or 

by viva voce examination, as the Court may direct.

——-

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.

Date:- 25/04/2026

Rule 8. Affidavit in answer, filing.—

Interrogatories shall be answered by affidavit 

to be filed 

within ten days 

or 

within such other time 

as the Court may allow.

Rule 9. Form of affidavit in answer.—

An affidavit in answer to interrogatories shall be in 

Form No. 3 in Appendix C, with such variations as circumstances may require.

Rule 10. No exception to be taken.—

No exceptions shall be taken to any affidavit in answer, 

but the sufficiency or otherwise of any such affidavit objected to as insufficient 

shall be determined by the Court.

——

Note:- The law presented herein is as existing on the date of my posting. This post is not a substitute to the provisions of the bare Act as published by the Government of India. I humbly request you all to keep a regular watch on the happenings in the field of the Law and the Case Laws and also get updated with the latest position of the Law by yourself.

This post is for personal and non-commercial use only.