Effect of document to be stated
Full Text
Wherever the contents of any document are material, it shall be sufficient in any pleading to state the effect thereof as briefly as possible, without setting out the whole or any part thereof, unless the precise words of the document or any part thereof are material.
Plain English Summary
Directs that pleadings should state the brief legal effect of material documents rather than quoting extensive clauses verbatim, unless the precise wording is directly in dispute.
Key Legal Elements
- Conciseness in Drafting: Avoids cluttering plaints with voluminous contractual text.
- State Legal Effect: Plead: 'By registered mortgage deed dated X, the property was secured...'
- Exception for Exact Words: Libel/defamation, construction of ambiguous wills, or specific covenants require exact verbatim quotes.
Practical Note
Drafting Economy: Keep plaints crisp. Attach the complete contract as an annexure, and in the body of the plaint state only the operative legal covenants.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां कहीं किसी दस्तावेज की अंतर्वस्तु सारवान् हो वहां किसी अभिवचन में पूरी दस्तावेज या उसके किसी भाग को उद्धृत किए बिना, यथासंभव संक्षेप में उसके प्रभाव (Effect) का कथन करना पर्याप्त होगा, जब तक कि उस दस्तावेज या उसके किसी भाग के ठीक-ठीक शब्द सारवान् न हों।