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

Order XV-A Rule 7 CPC: Adjournment of Case Management Hearing

Bare Act text

7. Adjournment of Case Management Hearing.—(1) The Court shall not adjourn the Case Management Hearing for the sole reason that the advocate appearing on behalf of a party is not present:

Provided that an adjournment of the hearing is sought in advance by moving an application, the Court may adjourn the hearing to another date upon the payment of such costs as the Court deems fit, by the party moving such application.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Rule, if the Court is satisfied that there is a justified reason for the absence of the advocate, it may adjourn the hearing to another date upon such terms and conditions it deems fit.

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 shall not adjourn a Case Management Hearing for the sole reason that a party's advocate is absent. Where an adjournment is sought in advance by application, the Court may adjourn on the applicant's paying such costs as it deems fit. If the Court is satisfied that there is a justified reason for the advocate's absence, it may adjourn on such terms and conditions as it deems fit.

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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