No further CPC application lies after a suit is reserved for judgment and final arguments are over

Once final arguments are concluded and a civil suit is reserved for judgment, no further application can be moved before pronouncement of judgment under the Code of Civil Procedure. Reservation of judgment and delivery of judgment are consecutive stages, leaving no intervening procedural window for a party to seek additional orders. Authorities permitting applications at the argument stage were distinguished as inapplicable once the matter had been closed for judgment, and contrary views were rejected as inconsistent with the Supreme Court ruling relied upon. The party's application was therefore not maintainable after reservation of judgment.

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Issues: Whether, after final arguments are heard and the case is reserved for judgment, a party can move an application under the Code of Civil Procedure before judgment is pronounced.

Analysis: The binding principle applied was that once the hearing of the suit is completed, the parties have no further right or privilege to seek orders before the judgment is delivered. Reservation of judgment and pronouncement of judgment are consecutive stages and there is no intervening procedural stage available to the parties for moving an application. On that basis, authorities allowing applications at the argument stage were distinguished as not covering the situation where the case had already been closed for judgment, and contrary views were rejected as inconsistent with the Supreme Court ruling relied upon.

Conclusion: A party cannot move such an application after the case has been reserved for judgment; the revision failed.

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