https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171712 Order 18 Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits examination-in-chief by affidavit in every case, including appealable matters, while cross-examination and re-examination remain to be taken by the court or commissioner. Order 18 Rule 5 governs the mode of recording evidence in appealable cases but does not carve out an exception to Rule 4. Applying harmonious and purposive construction, the procedural scheme was read as preserving affidavit evidence in chief and the prescribed oral testing of that evidence, in line with the amendment aimed at reducing delay in recording evidence. en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171712 Order 18 Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits examination-in-chief by affidavit in every case, including appealable matters, while cross-examination and re-examination remain to be taken by the court or commissioner. Order 18 Rule 5 governs the mode of recording evidence in appealable cases but does not carve out an exception to Rule 4. Applying harmonious and purposive construction, the procedural scheme was read as preserving affidavit evidence in chief and the prescribed oral testing of that evidence, in line with the amendment aimed at reducing delay in recording evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171712