It the entirety of the "hearing" of a suit has been completed and the court being competent to pronounce judgment then and there, adjourns the suit merely for the purpose of pronouncing judgment (as it was done in the present case) there is no adjournment for hearing and Or. IX, r. 7 could have no application and the matter would stand at the stage of Or. IX, r. 6 to be followed up by passing of an ex parte decree making r. 13 of the only provision in Or. IX applicable.
Arjun Singh vs Mohindra Kumar & Ors on 13 December, 1963
Equivalent citations: 1964 AIR 993, 1964 SCR (5) 946
Bench: Ayyangar, N Rajagopala
DATE OF JUDGMENT:13/12/1963
BENCH:
AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ)
SARKAR, A.K.
CITATION:
1964 AIR 993 1964 SCR (5) 946
