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August 17, 2021

Special Legal Issues Seminar-General IP (SLIS-GIP) On “Are The Terms ‘Party’ And ‘Witness’ Interchangeable In Respect Of Order XIII Rule 1(3)(a) Of The Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908?”

Featuring: Janaki Arun

A ‘Special Legal Issues Seminar-General IP’ (SLIS-GIP) was conducted by Janaki Arun, Senior Associate, on “Are the Terms ‘Party’ and ‘Witness’ Interchangeable in respect of Order XIII Rule 1(3)(a) of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?”. The seminar revolved around a recent decision of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in Mohammed Abdul Wahid v. Smt. Nilofer and Ors., [Writ Petition Nos. 6931 and 7717 of 2019] which elaborately dealt with this question. The seminar also delved into the statutory provisions applicable to parties to a suit and witnesses under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The session concluded with some interesting questions and discussion among the team, including why it is necessary to distinguish between a party to a suit appearing as a witness and the witness of a party to a suit.

The presentation can be accessed here.

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