Party Cannot Cite Witness's Old Age To Justify Non-Production Of Original Rent Agreement In Civil Suit: HP High Court

Mehak Aggarwal

22 Nov 2025 7:45 PM IST

  • Party Cannot Cite Witnesss Old Age To Justify Non-Production Of Original Rent Agreement In Civil Suit: HP High Court

    The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a party cannot rely on the old age of a person to justify his failure to produce the witness or prove the alleged original rent agreement in a civil suit.The Court reiterated that when a witness is aged, the law provides a clear mechanism for recording such testimony through a Court-appointed Commissioner. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:...

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