Cause
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Cause, a suit or action; motive or reason; that which produces an effect.
Includes any action, suit or other original proceeding between a plaintiff and defendant. Generally speaking, discovery is granted there in all proceedings except purely criminal proceedings, and civil proceedings where the action is brought merely to establish a forfeiture or enforce a penalty, M.L. Sethi v. R.P. Kapur, (1973) 1 SCR 697: (1972) 2 SCC 427: AIR 1972 SC 2379 (2382). (Civil P.C. 5 of 1908)
Cause, involves some degree of dominance or control, or some express or positive mandate, from the person 'causing' McLeod (or Houston) v. Buchanan, (1940) 2 All ER 179, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), para 698, p. 379.
Includes any action, suit or other original proceeding between a plaintiff and defendant. Generally speaking, discovery is granted there in all proceedings except purely criminal proceedings, and civil proceedings where the action is brought merely to establish a forfeiture or enforce a penalty, M.L. Sethi v. R.P. Kapur, (1973) 1 SCR 697: (1972) 2 SCC 427: AIR 1972 SC 2379 (2382). (Civil P.C. 5 of 1908)
Cause, involves some degree of dominance or control, or some express or positive mandate, from the person 'causing' McLeod (or Houston) v. Buchanan, (1940) 2 All ER 179, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), para 698, p. 379.
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