Ascertainment whether allegations in pleadings are admitted or denied
Full Text
At the first hearing of the suit the Court shall ascertain from each party or his pleader whether he admits or denies such allegations of fact as are made in the plaint or written statement (if any) of the opposite party, and as are not expressly or by necessary implication admitted or denied by the party against whom they are made. The Court shall record such admissions and denials.
Plain English Summary
Mandates the court at the first hearing to actively ascertain and record from each party or pleader whether they admit or deny factual averments that remained unclarified in their pleadings.
Key Legal Elements
- First Hearing Stage: Operates after pleadings are complete and before framing of issues under Order XIV.
- Mandatory Recording: The court 'shall' ascertain and record admissions and denials in the order sheet.
- Focus on Un-traversed Averments: Specifically targets averments not clearly admitted or traversed in written pleadings.
- Narrows Controversy: Eliminates undisputed facts so evidence is not squandered on agreed matters.
Practical Note
Courtroom Practice & Admission/Denial Protocol: 1. Admission and Denial Stage: In contemporary civil practice (especially under High Court Original Side Rules and Commercial Courts Act), parties must file a formal 'Affidavit of Admission/Denial of Documents' prior to the first hearing. 2. Evidentiary Effect: An admission recorded by the judge under Order X Rule 1 binds the party conclusively and can form the basis of an immediate judgment on admission under Order XII Rule 6 CPC.
हिंदी पाठ
वाद की पहली सुनवाई पर न्यायालय प्रत्येक पक्षकार या उसके प्लीडर से यह अभिनिश्चित करेगा कि क्या वह तथ्य के ऐसे अभिकथनों को स्वीकार करता है या इनकार करता है जो विरोधी पक्षकार के वादपत्र या लिखित कथन (यदि कोई हो) में किए गए हैं, और जो उस पक्षकार द्वारा, जिसके विरुद्ध वे किए गए हैं, अभिव्यक्त रूप से या आवश्यक विवक्षा से स्वीकार या इनकार नहीं किए गए हैं। न्यायालय ऐसी स्वीकृतियों और इनकारों को लेखबद्ध करेगा।