3. Costs of interrogatories.—In adjusting the costs of the suit inquiry shall at the instance of any party be made into the propriety of exhibiting such interrogatories, and if it is the opinion of the taxing officer or of the Court, either with or without an application for inquiry, that such interrogatories have been exhibited unreasonably, vexatiously, or at improper length, the cost occasioned by the interrogatories and the answers thereto shall be paid in any even by the party in fault.
Order XI Rule 3 CPC: Costs of interrogatories
Bare Act text
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
When costs of the suit are adjusted, an inquiry shall be made at any party's instance into the propriety of the interrogatories. If the taxing officer or the Court, with or without an application, thinks the interrogatories were exhibited unreasonably, vexatiously or at improper length, the cost caused by the interrogatories and the answers to them shall in any event be paid by the party at fault.
Order XI: Discovery And Inspection
- 1 Discovery by interrogatories
- 2 Particular interrogatories to be submitted
- 3 Costs of interrogatories
- 4 Form of interrogatories
- 5 Corporations
- 6 Objections to interrogatories by answer
- 7 Setting aside and striking out interrogatories
- 8 Affidavit in answer, filing
- 9 Form of affidavit in answer
- 10 No exception to be taken
- 11 Order to answer or answer further
- 12 Application for discovery of documents
- 13 Affidavit of documents
- 14 Production of documents
- 15 Inspection of documents referred to in pleadings or affidavits
- 16 Notice to produce
- 17 Time for inspection when notice given
- 18 Order for inspection
- 19 Verified copies
- 20 Premature discovery
- 21 Non-compliance with order for discovery
- 22 Using answer to interrogatories at trial
- 23 Order to apply to minors