Order VII Rule 11 CPC - Only Plaint Averments Can Be Examined While Considering Application For Rejection Of Plaint: Supreme Court

The averments in the plaint alone are to be examined while considering an application under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure.No other extraneous factor can be taken into consideration, the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath observed. In this case, the High Court of Karnataka had allowed a revision petition filed by the defendant and rejected the plaint in terms of...