Consequence of refusal or inability of pleader to answer
Examination of parties by the court, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(1) Where the pleader of any party who appears by a pleader or any such person accompanying a pleader as is referred to in rule 2, refuses or is unable to answer any material question relating to the suit which the Court is of opinion that the party whom he represents ought to answer, and is likely to be able to answer if interrogated in person, the Court 1[may postpone the hearing of the suit to a day not later than seven days from the date of first hearing] and direct that such party shall appear in person on such day.
(2) If such party fails without lawful excuse to appear in person on the day so appointed, the Court may pronounce judgment against him, or make such order in relation to the suit as it thinks fit.
1. Subs. by Act 46 of 1999, s. 20, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order X Rule 4 CPC and Order 10 Rule 4 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 10 Rule 4 CPC, Order X Rule 4 CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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