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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: page 117

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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 shall consider necessary either for
disposing fairly of the suit or for saving costs.
    (3) In adjusting the costs of the suit 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 interrogatories and the
answers thereto shall be paid in any event by the party in fault.
    (4) Interrogatories shall be in the form provided in Form No. 2 in Appendix C to the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), with such variations as circumstances may require.
    (5) Where any party to a suit is a corporation or a body of persons, whether incorporated or not,
empowered by law to sue or be sued, whether in its own name or in the name of any officer of other
person, any opposite party may apply for an order allowing him to deliver interrogatories to any member
or officer of such corporation or body, and an order may be made accordingly.
    (6) Any objection to answering any interrogatory on the ground that it is scandalous or irrelevant or
not exhibited bona fide for the purpose of the suit, or that the matters inquired into are not sufficiently
material at that stage, or on the ground of privilege or any other ground may be taken in the affidavit in
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    (7) 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 and
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any application for this purpose may be made within seven days after service of the interrogatories.
     (8) Interrogatories shall be answered by affidavit to be filed within ten days, or within such other time
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    (9) An affidavit in answer to interrogatories shall be in the form provided in Form No. 3 in
Appendix C to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), with such variations as circumstances may
require.
    (10) No exceptions shall be taken to any affidavit in answer, but the sufficiency or otherwise of any
such affidavit objected to as insufficient shall be determined by the court.
    (11) Where any person interrogated omits to answer, or answers insufficiently, the party interrogating
may apply to the court for an order requiring him to answer, or to answer further, as the case may be, and
an order may be made requiring him to answer, or to answer further, either affidavit or by viva voce
examination, as the court may direct.
     3. Inspection.—(1) All parties shall complete inspection of all documents disclosed within thirty
days of the date of filing of the written statement or written statement to the counter-claim, whichever is
later. The Court may extend this time limit upon application at its discretion, but not beyond thirty days in
any event.
    (2) Any party to the proceedings may seek directions from the Court, at any stage of the proceedings,
for inspection or production of documents by the other party, of which inspection has been refused by
such party or documents have not been produced despite issuance of a notice to produce.
    (3) Order in such application shall be disposed of within thirty days of filing such application,
including filing replies and rejoinders (if permitted by Court) and hearing.
    (4) If the above application is allowed, inspection and copies thereof shall be furnished to the party
seeking it, within five days of such order.
    (5) No party shall be permitted to rely on a document, which it had failed to disclose or of which
inspection has not been given, save and except with leave of Court.
     (6) The Court may impose exemplary costs against a defaulting party, who wilfully or negligently
failed to disclose all documents pertaining to a suit or essential for a decision therein and which are in

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