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Where evidence in reply is tendered, and allowed to be given, the party against whom the same has been adduced shall be at liberty to address the Court, and the party beginning shall be entitled to the general reply.
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85. Each witness, after examination in chief, shall be subject to cross- examination by the other party, and to re-examination by the party calling Cross-examina. him, and after re-examination may be questioned by the Court, and shall examination. not be recalled or further questioned save through and by leave of the Court
Notes of
86. The Court shall take a note of the substance of the viva voce evidence in a narrative form, but shall put down the terms of any particular evidence. question or answer, if there appears any special reason for doing so.
No person shall be entitled as of right, at any time or for any purpose,
to inspection or a copy of the Court's notes.
87. All objections to evidence must be taken at the time the question objected to is put, or, in case of written evidence, when the same is about evidence.
Objection to to be put in, and must be argued and decided at the time.
88. Where a question put to a witness is objected to, the Court, uuless the objection appear frivolous, shall take a note of the question and objec- Note of tion, if required by either party, and shall mention on the notes whether the question was allowed to be put or not, and the answer to it, if put.
objection,
Evidence by
89. Where any evidence is by affidavit, or has been taken by commission, or on deposition, the party adducing the same may read and comment on davit. it, either immediately after his opening, or after the viva voce evidence on his part has been concluded.
Admission of
90. The Court may, at its discretion, if the interests of justice appear absolutely so to require (for reasons to be recorded in the minutes of affidavit proceedings), admit an affidavit in evidence, although it is shown that the although no party against whom the affidavit is offered in evidence had no oportunity tion. of cross-examining the person making the affidavit, on such terms, if any, as seem just.
91. Documentary evidence must be put in and read, or taken as read by consent.
Every document put in evidence shall be marked by the Court at the time, and shall be retained by the Court during the hearing, and returned to the party who put it in, or from whose custody it came, immediately after the judgment, unless it is impounded by order of the Court.
cross-examina-
Documentary evideuce.
Variance of
92. Where the evidence adduced at the hearing varies substantially from the allegations of the respective parties in the pleadings, it shall be in evidence. the discretion of the Court to allow the pleadings to be amended.
93. The Court may allow such amendments on such terms as to adjournment, costs, and other things as seem just, so as to avoid surprise Amendments, and injury to any party: but all amendments necessary for the determina- tion in the existing suit of the real question in controversy between the parties shall be made if duly applied for.
prejudicing
94. The Court may at the hearing order or allow, on such terms as seem just, the striking out or amendment of any pleading that appears sc Pleadings framed as to prejudice, embarrass, or delay the fair trial of the real fair trial. questions in coatroversy between the parties.
Judgment
95. Decisions and judgments shall be delivered or read in open court in presence of the parties and their legal advisers.
Publicity.
96. If the judgment of the Court is reserved at the hearing, parties Summons to to the suit shall be summoned to hear judgment, unless the Court at the hear judgmont. hearing states the day on which judgment will be delivered, in which case
no summons to hear judgment shall be issued.
97. All parties shall be deemed to have notice of any decision or judg- Notice to parties ment, if the same is pronounced at the hearing of the application or suit. of Judgment.
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