Order to answer or answer further
Full Text
Where any person interrogated omits to answer, or answer insufficiently, the party interrogating may apply to the Court for an order requiring him to answer, or to answer further, as the case may be. And an order may be made requiring him to answer or answer further, either by affidavit or by viva voce examination, as the Court may direct.
Plain English Summary
Empowers the interrogating party to apply for an order directing a defaulting or evasive party to answer or answer further, either by supplementary affidavit or through oral viva voce examination in court.
Key Legal Elements
- Trigger Grounds: Complete failure to answer OR evasive/insufficient answers.
- Two Modalities of Further Answer: (1) Supplementary affidavit on oath; OR (2) Viva voce oral examination in open court.
- Precursor to Discovery Sanctions: Non-compliance with a Rule 11 order triggers Rule 21 penalties.
Practical Note
Applying for Viva Voce Examination: 'Application on behalf of Plaintiff under Order XI Rule 11 read with Section 151 CPC for an Order Directing Defendant No. 1 to Answer Further by Viva Voce Examination in Court'. This is an effective weapon against chronic evasion.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां परिप्रश्न किया गया कोई व्यक्ति उत्तर देने का लोप करता है, या अपर्याप्त उत्तर देता है, वहां परिप्रश्न करने वाला पक्षकार न्यायालय को ऐसे आदेश के लिए आवेदन कर सकेगा जिसमें उससे, यथास्थिति, उत्तर देने, या और उत्तर देने की अपेक्षा की जाए। और ऐसा आदेश किया जा सकेगा जिसमें उससे या तो शपथपत्र द्वारा अथवा मौखिक परीक्षा (Viva voce examination) द्वारा उत्तर देने या और उत्तर देने की अपेक्षा की जाए, जैसा न्यायालय निदेश दे।