https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307537 Limitation need not always be tried as a preliminary issue: under Order XIV Rule 2, it qualifies only where it is a pure question of law or a statutory bar capable of decision without evidence. Where limitation depends on facts and requires evidence, the court may direct it to be tried with the other issues. Section 9A applies only to jurisdictional objections raised at the interim relief stage and does not govern once the suit proceeds on merits. The court also confirmed that issue re-framing under Order XIV Rule 5 may be done before decree without first hearing the parties. The direction to decide limitation with the remaining issues was upheld. en-us Thu, 05 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:38:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307537 Limitation need not always be tried as a preliminary issue: under Order XIV Rule 2, it qualifies only where it is a pure question of law or a statutory bar capable of decision without evidence. Where limitation depends on facts and requires evidence, the court may direct it to be tried with the other issues. Section 9A applies only to jurisdictional objections raised at the interim relief stage and does not govern once the suit proceeds on merits. The court also confirmed that issue re-framing under Order XIV Rule 5 may be done before decree without first hearing the parties. The direction to decide limitation with the remaining issues was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 05 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307537