CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
1901.
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court is of opinion that it is not necessary either for disposing fairly of the cause or matter or for saving costs.
book.
202. Where inspection of any business book is applied for Order for the court may, if it thinks fit, instead of ordering inspection of verified copies of the original book, order a copy of any entries therein to be furnished and verified by the affidavit of some person who has examined the copy with the original entries, and such affidavit shall state whether or not there are in the original book any erasures, interlineations or alterations: Provided that, notwithstanding that such copy has been supplied, the court may order inspection of the book from which the copy was made.
r. 19A (1).
O. 31,
203. Where on an application for an order for inspection Claim of privilege is claimed for any document, it shall be lawful for the court to inspect the document for the purpose of deciding as to the validity of the claim of privilege.
r. 19A (2).
Discovery and inspection.
204. If the party from whom discovery of any kind or inspection is sought objects to the same or any part thereof, the court may, if satisfied that the right to the discovery or inspection sought depends on the determination of any issue or question in dispute in the cause or matter or that for any other reason it is desirable that any issue or question in dispute in the cause or matter should be determined before deciding on the right to the discovery or inspection, order that such issue or question be determined first and reserve the question as to the discovery or inspection.
205.—(1) If any party fails to comply with any order to answer interrogatories or for discovery or inspection of documents, he shall be liable to attachment.
(2) He shall also, if a plaintiff, be liable to have his action dismissed for want of prosecution, and, if a defendant, to have his statement of defence, if any, struck out and to be placed in the same position as if he had not defended, and the party interrogating or applying may apply to the court for an order to that effect and an order may be made accordingly.
Non-compliance with order for discovery or inspection. O. 31, r. 21.
206.—(1) Service of an order for interrogatories or discovery or inspection made against any party on his solicitor shall be
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