Supreme Court of India

Banarsi Das v. Brig Maharaja Sukhjit Singh and Anr.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 580
Decided 21 October 1997

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Civil Procedure Code 1908-Section JOO (as it existed prior to the amendment Act of 1976)-Section 41 Punjab Courts Act. 1918 (which is pari materia with the aforesaid Section 100)-Second appeal-Whether maintainable-Held, yes. Jurisdiction of High Court invoking of-Held, rightly invoked. Evidence Act, 1872-0ral evidence-Admissibility of-Held, in the absence of the documentary evidence the plaintiff could not rest his case on oral evidence. Practice and Procedure-First Appellate Court-Jurisdiction-Held, cannot go beyond the limits of the pleadings, evidence and the issues involved-Substantial

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