O XVI, R 1 Seeking witnesses by court whose names were not included in the witness list O XVI, Scope Good cause bar included in R 1, CPC scope Plaintiffs plead for witnesses Filed by the trial court, which was rejected by the trial court. The list of witnesses was to be presented within seven days. After settling the matter, the court was bound to record the statement of the witness who was present before him on the due date for the evidence. In the suit, the party can produce its own witnesses. Was not named Listed in sub-roll (2) of the witnesses to R-1 of AXVI, the CPC had obtained an order seeking the witnesses through the process of court if the name of the witness was in the list of witnesses presented by the party. Is not included. The testimony was not mentioned in the list of witnesses presented by the defendants after compiling the matters contained in O XVI, R1, the CPC would be an absolute bar and would be operative where a party sought the support. ? The deduction of witnesses through the process of witnessing whose name was not included in the list of witnesses cannot be summoned without the permission of the court and after showing the wrong reason for including the said witness in the list of witnesses. Can find If a private witness is summoned by the court process, if he has shown his inability to present such testimony to the court, then the court is bound to obtain such a private witness in the interest of justice. The review was excluded from the limousine when the unauthorized order was approved
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