Examination of Parties, Interrogatories, Discovery and inspection, Admissions, documents

Your builder says he never received the last instalment. You are sure you paid it, and you think his own ledger would show it. Can you make him answer questions before the trial, show you his books, or admit that the cheque was deposited? Civil suits are not won by surprise. Orders X to XIII give each side tools to learn what the other knows, to pin down what is not really disputed, and to put documents on the record in an orderly way.

In two minutes

Before full trial the Court and the parties use four tools: examining the parties at the first hearing (Order X), written questions and discovery of documents (Order XI), notices to admit facts and documents (Order XII), and orderly production and recording of documents (Order XIII).

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