https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286983 Additional evidence in appeal under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC is not a matter of right and must satisfy the statutory conditions, including due diligence and demonstrated necessity. The appellants relied on a belatedly discovered document, but they had not pleaded its existence earlier, did not show why it could not have been produced before the trial court despite due diligence, and failed to establish any direct relevance to the issues of ownership or possession. The long delay and lack of connection to the suit property meant the request did not meet the threshold for admission, so the application for additional evidence was rejected and the evidentiary record was not enlarged. en-us Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:20:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286983 Additional evidence in appeal under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC is not a matter of right and must satisfy the statutory conditions, including due diligence and demonstrated necessity. The appellants relied on a belatedly discovered document, but they had not pleaded its existence earlier, did not show why it could not have been produced before the trial court despite due diligence, and failed to establish any direct relevance to the issues of ownership or possession. The long delay and lack of connection to the suit property meant the request did not meet the threshold for admission, so the application for additional evidence was rejected and the evidentiary record was not enlarged. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286983