https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295902 Order 8 Rule 1A CPC requires a defendant to file relied-upon documents with the written statement, but sub-rule (3) allows later reception of those documents with leave of court. The discretion is judicial and should be exercised on a showing of good cause, especially where no serious prejudice is caused to the opposite party and the documents are relevant to a just decision on the merits. On the stated facts, the defendants explained that the documents had been missing and were later traced, so leave to produce the additional documents should have been granted and the refusal to consider the application was unjustified. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:59:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295902 Order 8 Rule 1A CPC requires a defendant to file relied-upon documents with the written statement, but sub-rule (3) allows later reception of those documents with leave of court. The discretion is judicial and should be exercised on a showing of good cause, especially where no serious prejudice is caused to the opposite party and the documents are relevant to a just decision on the merits. On the stated facts, the defendants explained that the documents had been missing and were later traced, so leave to produce the additional documents should have been granted and the refusal to consider the application was unjustified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295902