Where any party fails to comply with the order of the Court passed in a Case Management Hearing, the Court shall have the power to-
(a) condone such non-compliance by payment of costs to the Court;
(b) foreclose the non-compliant party’s right to file affidavits, conduct cross-examination of witnesses, file written submissions, address oral arguments or make further arguments in the trial, as the case may be, or
(c) dismiss the plaint or allow the suit where such non-compliance is willful, repeated and the imposition of costs is not adequate to ensure compliance.
Order XVA Rule 1 CPC First Case Management Hearing
Order XVA Rule 2 CPC Orders to be passed in a Case Management Hearing
Order XVA Rule 3 CPC Time limit for the completion of a trial
Order XVA Rule 4 CPC Recording of oral evidence on a day-to-day basis
Order XVA Rule 5 CPC Case Management Hearings during a trial
Order XVA Rule 6 CPC Powers of the Court in a Case Management Hearing
Order XVA Rule 7 CPC Adjournment of Case Management Hearing
Order DVA Rule 8 CPC Consequences of non-compliance with orders