Order XV Rule 4

Failure to produce evidence

Disposal of the Suit at the first hearing, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

[4. Failure to produce evidence.-- Where the summons has been issued for the final disposal of the suit and either party fails without sufficient cause to produce the evidence on which he relies, the Court may at once pronounce judgment, or may, if it thinks fit, after framing and recording issues, adjourn the suit for the production of such evidence as may be necessary for its decision upon such issues.]

*. Shall be applicable to commercial disputes of a specified value by Act 4 of 2016, s. 16 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 23-10-2015). STATE AMENDMENT Uttar Pradesh Amendment of Order XV. In the First Schedule, in Order XV, for the existing rule 5,the following rule shall be substituted, namely :

How this Rule is cited

It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order XV Rule 4 CPC and Order 15 Rule 4 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.

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