Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 188 · Decided 20 March 1995
Bashir Ahmed v. Mehmood Hussain SHAH.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 188 · [1995] 2 S.C.R. 812
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4035/1995
- Decided
- 20 March 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 17
Headnote
Civil Procedure Code-Order 17, Rule 1, Sub-rules (1) and (2)-Ad­ journment-When can be granted and on what conditions. C Civil Procedure code-Proviso(d) to order 17 Rule 1(2}-lnterpretation of "in time"-Reasonable time to engage another counsel should be given. Suit for ejectment to 9.8.94. The counsel appearing for the appellant became ill and therefore, the D appellant prayed the court on 9.8.94 f~r adjournment and agreed to pa)' cost. The request of the appellant was declined and as the appellant was unable to cross-examine the Witness, the court ordered forfeiture
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