P.Ramani v. S.Balachandran
Case brief
What is this about?
Reopening and recall of plaintiff-side evidence; permission to examine additional witness P.W.3; trial-scheduling directions by single Judge; examination before learned Additional Master-I; dated calendar for deposition and cross-examination (22.07.2025, 24.07.2025, 29.07.2025, 04.08.2025, 08.08.2025, 13.08.2025, 19.08.2025, 22.08.2025 and subsequent September 2025 dates for D2 and D3); restriction on repetitive cross-examination by co-aligned defendants; sanction of stoppage of evidence and costs for non-appearance; lapse of earlier Division Bench three-month trial-completion direction; A.Nos.2602 & 2603 of 2025 in C.S.No.41 of 2023.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to the plaintiff to reopen and recall her evidence (closed 08.09.2023) and to examine P.W.3, with a fixed schedule of examination and cross-examination dates before the learned Additional Master-I and sanctions (stoppage of evidence, listing before the Judge, and imposition of costs) for non-adherence.