Belated production of sale deed documents refused where no satisfactory explanation justified filing them at trial stage.

Leave to file certified copies of a sale deed and related revenue records at the trial stage was rightly refused because the documents were obtainable after the suit was filed, yet no satisfactory explanation was given for not filing them with the written statement. The sale deed itself was not produced in original, and the plea that the documents had been obtained recently did not justify belated production. The refusal to grant leave was therefore upheld, with no interference called for.

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Issues: Whether the trial court was justified in refusing leave under Order VIII Rule 1(A)(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to file certified copies of the sale deed and related revenue records at the stage of trial.

Analysis: The documents were obtainable at any time after the suit was filed, yet no satisfactory explanation was offered for not producing them along with the written statement. The sale deed relied upon was also not produced in original, and the plea that the documents were obtained recently did not furnish a sufficient reason to permit their belated filing.

Conclusion: The refusal to grant leave was upheld and no interference was called for.

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