https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289763 When suits concerning the same property are consolidated, any request for further cross-examination of a witness must be considered in light of the consolidation order and any clarification on how prior evidence is to be treated. The courts below failed to properly appreciate those material orders, so the refusal of further opportunity to cross-examine PW-1 could not stand. The larger question on recalling a witness under Order 18 Rule 17 CPC was left undecided because the case turned on the effect of the consolidation directions. The impugned order was set aside and the matter restored for expeditious disposal of the consolidated suits. en-us Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:26:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289763 When suits concerning the same property are consolidated, any request for further cross-examination of a witness must be considered in light of the consolidation order and any clarification on how prior evidence is to be treated. The courts below failed to properly appreciate those material orders, so the refusal of further opportunity to cross-examine PW-1 could not stand. The larger question on recalling a witness under Order 18 Rule 17 CPC was left undecided because the case turned on the effect of the consolidation directions. The impugned order was set aside and the matter restored for expeditious disposal of the consolidated suits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289763