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

Order XV-A Rule 5 CPC: Case Management Hearings during a trial

Bare Act text

5. Case Management Hearings during a trial.—The Court may, if necessary, also hold Case Management Hearings anytime during the trial to issue appropriate orders so as to ensure adherence by the parties to the dates fixed under Rule 2 and facilitate speedy disposal of the suit.

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 may, if necessary, also hold Case Management Hearings at any time during the trial. It may issue appropriate orders to ensure that the parties adhere to the dates fixed under rule 2 and to facilitate speedy disposal of the suit.

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