Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Order 41 Rule 31 CPC | Appellate Courts Must Decide Cross-Objections in Specific Performance Suits : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court held that ignoring cross-objections filed under Order 41 Rule 31 CPC renders an appellate judgment void, as it deprives parties of a statutory right to respond. This ruling reinforces that appellate courts cannot bypass formal pleadings - even in specific performance cases - without committing a material irregularity warranting remand.