Karnataka High Court Quashes Trial Court Order Summoning Plaintiff for Cross-Examination Without Examination-in-Chief Under Section 138 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Plaintiff Not Examined-in-Chief Cannot Be Compelled for Cross-Examination, and Defendant Cannot Summon Plaintiff as Own Witness Following Privy Council Precedent.
24 Feb 2020The petitioner, as plaintiff in an injunction suit (O.S. No. 1963/2002), challenged a trial court order dated 15.10.2019 that allowed the respondent-d...




