https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442723 The right of cross-examination under Sections 137 and 138 of the Indian Evidence Act is confined to an adverse party. In a partition suit, the Madras HC found that the third and fourth defendants had identical interests and were sailing together on the pleadings and written statements, with no conflict of interest between them. As the third defendant had not given evidence against the fourth defendant, the fourth defendant could not assert a statutory right to cross-examine her. The order refusing cross-examination was upheld. en-us Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 09:35:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442723 The right of cross-examination under Sections 137 and 138 of the Indian Evidence Act is confined to an adverse party. In a partition suit, the Madras HC found that the third and fourth defendants had identical interests and were sailing together on the pleadings and written statements, with no conflict of interest between them. As the third defendant had not given evidence against the fourth defendant, the fourth defendant could not assert a statutory right to cross-examine her. The order refusing cross-examination was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442723