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Costs of inter- rogatories. 0.31 r. 3.
Interroga- tories for corporation or company. ib. r. 5.
Setting aside inter- rogatories. ib. r. 7.
Answer to interroga- tories. ib. r. 8. form 21.
Objections to interroga- tories by answer. ib. r. 6.
No. 3 of 1901.
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
(2) In deciding upon such application, the Court shall take into account any offer which may be made by the party sought to be interrogated to deliver particulars, or to make admissions, or to produce documents relating to the matters in question or any of them, and leave shall be given as to such only of the interrogatories submitted as the Court may consider necessary either for disposing fairly of the cause or matter or for saving costs.
189. In adjusting the costs of the cause or matter, inquiry shall, at the instance of any party, be made into the propriety of exhibiting such interrogatories, and if it is the opinion of the taxing officer or of the Court, either with or without an application for inquiry, that such interrogatories have been exhibited unreasonably, vexatiously, or at improper length, the costs occasioned by the said interroga- tories and the answers thereto shall be paid in any event by the party in fault.
190. If any party to a cause or matter is a body corporate or a joint stock company, whether incorporated or not, or any other body of persons empowered by law to sue or be sued, whether in its own name or in the name of any officer or other person, any opposite party may apply to the Court for an order allowing him to deliver interrogatories to any member or officer of such corporation, com- pany, or body, and an order may be made accordingly.
191.-(1) Any interrogatories may be set aside on the ground that they have been exhibited unreasonably or vexatiously, or struck out on the ground that they are prolix, oppressive, unnecessary, or scandalous.
(2) Any application for this purpose may be made within 7 days after service of the interrogatories.
192. Interrogatories shall be answered by affidavit to be filed within 10 days or within such other time as the Court may allow.
193. Any objection to answering any one or more of several interrogatories on the ground that it or they is or are scandalous or irrelevant or not bonâ fide for the purpose of the cause or matter, or that the matters inquired into are not sufficiently material at that stage, or on any other ground, may be taken in the affidavit in answer.
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