Step In The Proceeding - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition step-in-the-proceeding

Definition :

Step in the proceeding, means a step in aid of the progress of the suit. The step must have been consciously taken with a view to submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of adjudicating the controversy on the merits, Sadhu Singh Ghuman v. Food Corporation of India, AIR 1990 SC 893: (1990) 2 SCC 68; Bansidhar v. E.B. Sukhia, AIR 1957 HP.