Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
CPC Order 17 Rule 18 | Right to Cross-Examine Not Waived Due to Inadequate Advocacy; Tribunal Must Permit Recall on Costs : MP HC Indore
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that a petitioner’s failure to effectively cross-examine witnesses due to poor legal representation does not forfeit their right to a fair hearing. The court ordered the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to allow recall of witnesses upon payment of costs, reinforcing that procedural fairness trumps technical defaults in adversarial proceedings.