Production of Documents - Whether mandatory?

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Order 7 Rule 14 of CPC – Production of document – Not mandatory for plaintiff – Defendant cannot compel plaintiff to produce documents, which are basis for plaint, invoking Order 7 Rule 14 (1).

Production of document at time of presenting plaint is directory only and not mandatory – Documents can be produced with leave of court at later point of time also – When plaintiff seeks to produce documents at a later stage and fails to do so, plaintiff will face consequences and defendant cannot compel plaintiff to produce documents.