https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114064 Rule 12(6) of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1993 allows affidavit evidence but also preserves a limited right to seek cross-examination where the Tribunal is satisfied that the witness can be produced and oral testing is necessary for sufficient recorded reasons. The discretion must be exercised on relevant factors, including disputed documents, the need to test affidavit evidence, and whether effective adjudication requires oral evidence. On the stated facts, serious disputes about document production, movement of goods, and the basis of liability made cross-examination of the bank manager necessary, so the refusal to allow it was erroneous. en-us Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114064 Rule 12(6) of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1993 allows affidavit evidence but also preserves a limited right to seek cross-examination where the Tribunal is satisfied that the witness can be produced and oral testing is necessary for sufficient recorded reasons. The discretion must be exercised on relevant factors, including disputed documents, the need to test affidavit evidence, and whether effective adjudication requires oral evidence. On the stated facts, serious disputes about document production, movement of goods, and the basis of liability made cross-examination of the bank manager necessary, so the refusal to allow it was erroneous. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114064