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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Order XV-A: Case Management Hearing

Order XV-A Rule 4 CPC: Recording of oral evidence on a day-to-day basis

Bare Act text

4. Recording of oral evidence on a day-to-day basis.—The Court shall, as far as possible, ensure that the recording of evidence shall be carried on, on a day-to-day basis until the cross-examination of all the witnesses is complete.

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

The Court must, as far as possible, ensure that evidence is recorded on a day-to-day basis until the cross-examination of all the witnesses is complete. The rule aims at continuous recording of evidence in commercial disputes rather than piecemeal hearings.

Order XV-A: Case Management Hearing

  1. 1 First Case Management Hearing
  2. 2 Orders to be passed in a Case Management Hearing
  3. 3 Time limit for the completion of a trial
  4. 4 Recording of oral evidence on a day-to-day basis
  5. 5 Case Management Hearings during a trial
  6. 6 Powers of the Court in a Case Management Hearing
  7. 7 Adjournment of Case Management Hearing
  8. 8 Consequences of non-compliance with orders
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