P&H: Party Proceeded Ex Parte Cannot Lead Evidence Without First Getting Ex Parte Order Set Aside

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 04 May 2026
Headnotes
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O.18.R.2 — Evidence by party proceeded ex parte — A defendant who has been proceeded ex parte cannot move an application under O.18.R.2 for permission to lead evidence unless the ex parte order is first set aside. (Para 4)

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P&H: Party Proceeded Ex Parte Cannot Lead Evidence Without First Getting Ex Parte Order Set Aside The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a party proceeded ex parte cannot seek to lead evidence unless the ex parte order is first set aside. Dismissing a civil revision and upheld the trial court’s refusal to permit evidence at the instance of the ex parte defendant. The case arose from an order rejecting the defendant’s application

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