https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272682 Under Order XLI CPC, an appellate court is not required to decide an appeal on merits by independently searching the record when the appellant appears but advances no argument; the memorandum of appeal does not replace hearing, and a reasoned appellate judgment is unnecessary where nothing is submitted for decision. Refusal of adjournment is a matter of judicial discretion and will not be interfered with absent arbitrariness or injustice; on the facts, the majority found no denial of justice, while the dissent would have remanded the matter because the refusal to grant time to engage counsel caused prejudice. en-us Wed, 02 May 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 May 2018 15:40:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272682 Under Order XLI CPC, an appellate court is not required to decide an appeal on merits by independently searching the record when the appellant appears but advances no argument; the memorandum of appeal does not replace hearing, and a reasoned appellate judgment is unnecessary where nothing is submitted for decision. Refusal of adjournment is a matter of judicial discretion and will not be interfered with absent arbitrariness or injustice; on the facts, the majority found no denial of justice, while the dissent would have remanded the matter because the refusal to grant time to engage counsel caused prejudice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 May 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272682