Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Whether party can insist court to record common evidence in two suits?

Although, it is true that some of the issues in the two suits are
common, it will not be open for any party to insist, as a matter of
right, that common evidence is required to be recorded in the   two

suits. Learned Trial Judge has noted that the issues are not identical.
Further, even the parties in the two suits are not the same. In the
sense that in one of the suit there is an additional party. Further,
learned Trial Judge has directed that both suits be expedited and
kept on same date. Merely because, learned Trial Judge has not
consented to recording of common evidence, it cannot be said that
the   impugned   order   has   vitiated   any   jurisdictional   error   or
unreasonable.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE  JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 10799 OF 2016  
Mrs. Neelima C. Pavale vs. Usha Shashikant Mehta 
CORAM :  M. S. SONAK, J.
DATE     :    23 AUGUST 2017.



1] Not on board. In view of urgency taken on production board.
2] Heard learned counsel for the parties.
3] Upon due consideration of the submissions made by learned
counsel for the parties and upon perusing the material on record, I
am   satisfied   that   the   impugned   order   does   not   warrant   any
interference   in   the   exercise   of   extra   ordinary   jurisdiction   under
Article 227 of the Constitution of India.
4] Although, it is true that some of the issues in the two suits are
common, it will not be open for any party to insist, as a matter of
right, that common evidence is required to be recorded in the   two

suits. Learned Trial Judge has noted that the issues are not identical.
Further, even the parties in the two suits are not the same. In the
sense that in one of the suit there is an additional party. Further,
learned Trial Judge has directed that both suits be expedited and
kept on same date. Merely because, learned Trial Judge has not
consented to recording of common evidence, it cannot be said that
the   impugned   order   has   vitiated   any   jurisdictional   error   or
unreasonable.
5] The petition is accordingly, dismissed. There shall however, be
no order as to costs. 
(M. S. SONAK, J.)

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