Court to give Commissioner necessary instructions
Full Text
(1) The Court shall furnish the Commissioner with such part of the proceedings and such instructions as appear necessary, and the instructions shall distinctly specify whether the commissioner is merely to transmit the proceedings which he may hold on the inquiry, or also to report his own opinion on the point referred for his examination.
(2) Proceedings and report to be evidence. Court may direct further inquiry.—The proceedings and report (if any) of the Commissioner shall be evidence in the suit, but where the Court has reason to be dissatisfied with them, it may direct such further inquiry as it shall think fit.
Plain English Summary
Directs courts to frame precise terms of reference and instructions for account commissioners, declaring their proceedings and report as substantive evidence, with residual judicial power to direct further accounting inquiry if dissatisfied.
Key Legal Elements
- Terms of Reference: Court must furnish relevant pleadings, decree, and specific instructions.
- Scope of Mandate: Clear specification whether commissioner merely transcribes ledger entries or furnishes professional findings/opinion.
- Evidentiary Value (Sub-rule 2): Report and proceedings form evidence in the suit.
- Remedy Against Flawed Accounting: Power to remit the matter for further audit or inquiry.
Practical Note
Drafting Instructions for Account Commissioners: Counsel should submit a joint Memo of Instructions defining the start date, cut-off date, vouching requirements, and bank account reconciliation parameters. If the commissioner exceeds the remit by deciding legal questions of limitation or fraud, apply immediately under sub-rule (2) to set aside the findings.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) न्यायालय कमिश्नर को कार्यवाहियों का ऐसा भाग और ऐसे अनुदेश देगा जैसे आवश्यक प्रतीत हों, और अनुदेशों में स्पष्ट रूप से यह विनिर्दिष्ट किया जाएगा कि क्या कमिश्नर केवल उन कार्यवाहियों को ही पारेषित करेगा जो वह जांच में करे, अथवा अपनी परीक्षा के लिए निर्दिष्ट बिंदु पर अपनी राय भी रिपोर्ट करेगा।
(2) कार्यवाहियां और रिपोर्ट साक्ष्य होंगी। न्यायालय अतिरिक्त जांच का निदेश दे सकेगा—कमिश्नर की कार्यवाहियां और रिपोर्ट (यदि कोई हो) वाद में साक्ष्य होंगी, किंतु जहां न्यायालय के पास उनसे असंतुष्ट होने का कारण है, वहां वह ऐसी अतिरिक्त जांच किए जाने का निदेश दे सकेगा जैसा वह ठीक समझे।