https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289041 Additional issues framed after the Bijai Succession Act, 1931 could not be treated as pure questions of law, because their determination depended on the pleadings and the changed defence. The High Court held that the provisions governing settlement or first hearing of issues did not justify disposing of the suits on those issues alone as if the remaining issues were irrelevant. Although piecemeal trial is not inherently impermissible, the trial court had to take evidence if necessary and decide the additional issues in that setting. The order below was therefore varied, and the view that the suits could be concluded on the additional issues alone was rejected. en-us Tue, 12 Jul 1932 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:02:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289041 Additional issues framed after the Bijai Succession Act, 1931 could not be treated as pure questions of law, because their determination depended on the pleadings and the changed defence. The High Court held that the provisions governing settlement or first hearing of issues did not justify disposing of the suits on those issues alone as if the remaining issues were irrelevant. Although piecemeal trial is not inherently impermissible, the trial court had to take evidence if necessary and decide the additional issues in that setting. The order below was therefore varied, and the view that the suits could be concluded on the additional issues alone was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Jul 1932 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289041