https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216327 An appellate court must first decide a pending request for additional evidence before disposing of a second appeal where the material may materially affect the controversy. Additional evidence under Section 107 and Order 41 Rule 27 CPC is confined to recognised statutory grounds, including where it is required to pronounce judgment or for substantial cause, and cannot be used to fill lacunae. Amendments under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC should be considered on their merits if necessary to determine the real controversy and if they do not cause injustice to the other side. The High Court erred in rejecting the applications on a mistaken view of maintainability, the orders were set aside, and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration. en-us Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216327 An appellate court must first decide a pending request for additional evidence before disposing of a second appeal where the material may materially affect the controversy. Additional evidence under Section 107 and Order 41 Rule 27 CPC is confined to recognised statutory grounds, including where it is required to pronounce judgment or for substantial cause, and cannot be used to fill lacunae. Amendments under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC should be considered on their merits if necessary to determine the real controversy and if they do not cause injustice to the other side. The High Court erred in rejecting the applications on a mistaken view of maintainability, the orders were set aside, and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216327