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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Order XII: Admissions

Order XII Rule 4 CPC: Notice to admit acts

Bare Act text

4. Notice to admit acts.—Any party, may, by notice in writing, at any time not later than nine days before the day fixed for the hearing, call on any other party to admit, for the purposes of the suit only, any specific fact or facts, mentioned in such notice. And in case of refusal or neglect to admit the same within six days after service of such notice, or within such further time as may be allowed by the Court, the costs of proving such fact or facts shall be paid by the party so neglecting or refusing, whatever the result of the suit may be, unless the Court otherwise directs:

Provided that any admission made in pursuance of such notice is to be deemed to be made only for the purposes of the particular suit, and not as an admission to be used against the party on any other occasion or in favour of any person other than the party giving the notice:

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Amendment notes

  1. Second proviso omitted by Act 46 of 1999, s. 22 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).

Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Any party may, by written notice given not later than nine days before the hearing date, call on another party to admit specific facts for the purposes of the suit only. If the other party refuses or neglects to admit within six days of service, or such further time as the Court allows, he must pay the costs of proving those facts whatever the result of the suit, unless the Court otherwise directs. An admission so made is deemed made only for the particular suit, not for use against the party on any other occasion or in favour of anyone other than the party who gave notice. A second proviso was omitted by the 1999 amendment.

Order XII: Admissions

  1. 1 Notice of admission of case
  2. 2 Notice to admit documents
  3. 2A Document to be deemed to be admitted if not denied after service of notice to admit documents
  4. 3 Form of notice
  5. 3A Power of Court to record admission
  6. 4 Notice to admit acts
  7. 5 Form of admissions
  8. 6 Judgment on admissions
  9. 7 Affidavit of signature
  10. 8 Notice to produce documents
  11. 9 Costs