Bundkunwar (Died) v. Savita Agrawal
Civil Procedure – Written statement – Production of documents – Order 8 Rule 1 CPC (with Section 151 CPC)
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High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; WP227 No. 147 of 2026; decided 13.02.2026 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:8021 (NAFR). Petitioners (heirs of deceased petitioner Bundkunwar: Jethiyabai, Khelan Bai, Laxman Lal, Om Prakash — Suryavanshi family of Bodri/Bilha, Bilaspur and Korba) v. Savita Agrawal and State of Chhattisgarh. Challenge to trial Court order dated 2.1.2026 in Civil Suit (A) No.76 of 2018 allowing defendant No.1's application under Order 8 Rule 1 read with Section 151 CPC, preferred 24.11.2024 after 13 years. Held: allowance of Order 8 Rule 1 application is not admission of documents in evidence; relevancy to be tested during trial; belated stage alone no ground for rejection; petition dismissed. Keywords: delayed filing of documents, written statement documents, relevancy of documents, belated application. Advocates: Shri J.K. Gupta (petitioners); Shri Ghanshyam Kashyap, Dy. A.G. (State).