12. The decisions relied on by the Appellant can be captured and
summarised as follows:
12.1 An Appellate Court has a statutory duty to deal with an Application for Additional Evidence on its merits. The application cannot be ignored while the Court proceeds to pronounce the final Judgment. Jatinder Singh (supra)
12.2 The Application must be considered simultaneously with the hearing of the main Appeal on its merits to determine whether the Court "requires" the documents to pronounce Judgment or for any other substantial cause. North Eastern Railway Administration (supra)
12.3 The Appellate Court must pass a specific order either allowing or rejecting the application. If the production of documents is allowed, the Court is obligated to record its reasons for admission.
12.4 Before undertaking the exercise of evaluating the additional evidence, the Appellate Court must first examine the party's pleadings to ensure that the foundational case set up supports the introduction of the proposed evidence.
12.5 Dismissing an appeal without deciding a pending application for additional evidence constitutes a jurisdictional error and results in a severe miscarriage of justice.
NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
(@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) DIARY NOS. 10525 OF 2026)
CHOWDAPPA Vs HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AND OTHERS
Author: S.V.N. BHATTI, J.
Dated: August 6, 2026.
Citation: 2026 INSC 816
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