Enlargement of Time in cpc and its case laws.pdf

how time is enlarged under CPC

2. ENLARGEMENT OF
TIME

3. GENERAL RULE AND EXCEPTION
GENERAL RULEOFPRUDENCE ANDTHE
LAWISTHATANYACTFORWHICHSOME
PERIODISFIXEDORGRANTED BYTHE
COURTMUSTBEDONEWITHINTHAT
PRESCRIBED PERIOD.
EXCEPTION TOTHISGENERAL RULEIS
FOUNDINSECTION148CPC

4.  ASPERSEC.148CPC
Whereanyperiodisfixedorgrantedbythecourt
fordoingofanyactprescribedorallowedbythis
code,thecourtmay,initsdiscretion,fromtime
totime,enlargesuchtime/period,eventhough
periodoriginallyfixedorgrantedmayhave
expired.

5. RELEVANT PROVISIONS
➢SECTION 148, 149 CPC
➢ORDER 17 RULE 1 CPC
➢ORDER7,
➢ORDER15R4CPC
➢ART10-AOFTHECONSTITUTION
OFPAKISTAN,1973QUAFAIR
TRIALANDDUEPROCESS

6. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SECTION
148 CPC
SECTION148WASNOTTHEREINTHECODESOF
1859,1877AND1882.
SECTIONS148TO151WEREINSERTEDINCPC
STATUTEBOOKWITHEFFECTFROM01.01.1909

7. EXENSION OF TIME IS A POWER OF
THE COURT
EXTENSIONOFTIMEBYTHECOURTFORDOINGOFANY
ACTISABSOLUTEPOWEROFTHECOURT.

8. “ANY ACT” INCLUDES
➢PAYMENTOFCOURTFEE
➢FILINGOFWRITTENSTATEMENT/REPLY
➢BRINGEVIDENCE
➢CROSSEXAMINATION
➢TOFULFILACONDITIONETC

9. When can be granted
Eitheronapplicationorsuomoto
Extensionoftimemaybegrantedtillpendency
oflis(duringthependencyofmatter)
Aslongasthecourtcontinuestohave
jurisdiction
Beforefinaldecree(principleoffunctusofficio)

10. PRINCIPLES OF GRANTING
EXTENSION IN TIME
Onlywhenthereisgoodcauseshownbythepetitioner
Whenapplicantactsingoodfaith
Whenthedoingofprescribedactwasbeyondcontrolof
applicant
Whetherapplicantisactingvigilantly

11. ORDER OF GRANTING EXTENSION
OF TIME MUST BE WITH REASONS
Section 24-a of general clauses act, 1897 speaks as under
24A.Exerciseofpowerunderenactments.–(1)Where,byorunderanyenactment,a
powertomakeanyorderorgiveanydirectionisconferredonanyauthority,officeor
personsuchpowershallbeexercisedreasonably,fairly,justlyandfortheadvancement
ofthepurposesoftheenactment.
(2)Theauthority,officeorpersonmakinganyorderorissuinganydirectionunderthe
powersconferredbyorunderanyenactmentshallsofarasnecessaryorappropriate,
givereasonsformakingtheorderorasthecasemaybeforissuingthedirection
andshallprovideacopyoftheorderorasthecasemaybethedirectiontotheperson
affectedprejudicially

12. WHEN EXTENSION OF TIME
CANNOT BE GRANTED
I.WhentimeisfixedbyanyotherLAW.E.g.pre-emptionactsection
24i.e.timeof30daysfordepositofzar-e-soem,financial
institution(recoveryoffinances)ordinance2001etc.
II.Whendecreehasbeenpassedandcourtbecomesfunctusofficio
III.Courtcannotextendtimewhenitisfixedbydecree
IV.Whencourtlacksjurisdiction
V.Whenapplicantdoesnotactwithbonafide
VI.Whensufficientopportunitieshavebeenalreadygivenbycourt
VII.Whentimeisfixedbyorderofasuperiorcourt

13. PLD 2012 SC 764
Power/discretionofthecourttoextendtimeas
envisagedbyS.148C.P.Cwasonlyavailabletothe
courtwherethetimehadbeenfixedbythecourtitself
orundertheCivilProcedureCode,1908,butwherethe
timefortheperformanceofanacthadbeenfixedby
someotherstatute,thecourtintermsofS.148,C.P.C
hadnojurisdictionatalltoenlargeandextendthat
time.

14. 2016 SCMR 179
InasuitforSpecificPerformanceTrialCourtpassedex-partedecreein
favourofplaintiff,withthedirectiontotheplaintifftodepositremaining
amountofsaleconsiderationincourtwithinforty(40)days,failingwhich
thesuitwouldbedeemedtohavebeendismissed---Plaintifffailedto
depositthesaleconsiderationwithinsuchstipulatedtime,andfiledan
applicationbeforeTrialCourtseekingextensionoftimefordepositingthe
amount---TrialCourtacceptedsaidapplicationandallowedandextension
often(10)monthstotheplaintifftodeposittheamount,holdingthatthe
courthadamplepowersunderS.148,C.P.Ctoextendthetime---Legality--
-TrialCourthadpassedtheexpartedecreewithadirectiontotheplaintiff
todeposittheremainingsaleconsiderationincourtwithin40days,failing
whichthesuitfiledbythemshallstanddismissed.Jurisdictionwiththe
TrialCourtwasavailableonlywithinthestipulatedperiodof40dayswas
over;itceasedtohavejurisdictionandbecamefunctusofficio,inviewof
theconditionincorporatedinthedecree.

15. 2015 CLC 510
InarecoverysuitunderOrderXXXVIIR.2,3CPC.HighCourt(Lahore)
RulesandOrders,VolumeV,C.1-E,R.2,Summarysuitonnegotiable
instruments
Leavetoappearanddefendthesuitwasgrantedsubjecttofurnishinga
suretybondwithinaspecifiedtime---Defendantcouldnotsubmitsurety
bondasdirectedbytheTrialCourtandhisapplicationforextensionin
timeforsubmissionofthesamewasdismissedandsuitwasdecreed---
Validity---Courthaddiscretiontoenlargeanyact---Suchdiscretionhadto
beexercisedcase---Defendanthadfailedtojustifythecircumstances
whichpreventedhimfromsubmittingsuretybondintimeandwhich
necessitatedextensionintimeforsuchpurpose---Whereanassertionwas
contrarytooroutsidetherecordorsamewasnotsupportedbyevidence
onrecordthensuchassertionshouldbesupportedbyanaffidavit.
Applicationforextensionintimeforsubmittingsuretybondwasnot
accompaniedbyanaffidavitinsupportoffactsstatedtherein---Defendant
hadrequestedforextensionintimeforfurnishingsuretybondinacasual
mannerwhichwasrefusedbytheTrialCourt.

16. 1991 CLC 438
BankingCompanies(RecoveryofLoans)Ordinance(XIX
of1979),S.6-A---Applicationforleavetoappearand
defendsuit---Limitationfor---Periodoflimitationfor
filingapplicationforleavetoappearanddefendsuit,
havingbeenprescribedbystatutecouldnotbe
extendedunderS.148,C.P.C.

17. PLD 2004 Lah. 103
CourthadnojurisdictiontoextendthetimeunderS.148,C.P.C.,
onprincipleofbecomingfunctusofficio---Suchrulewasnot
absolute,butsubjecttocertainexceptionsincludingsituations
beyondcontrolofthedecree-holdertocomplywithdecreeorthe
actofCourtwhichimpededcompliancethereof---Whenjudgment
anddecreewascorrected,thentimeprovidedinoriginal
decreeforsuchdepositwouldstartfromthetime,whenthe
correctionwasallowed.

18. 2013 MLD 514
Enlargementoftimefixedbycourtfordoinganact---
Powersofcourt---Scope---Courtafterpassing
preliminarydecreecouldextendsuchtimeas
matterwouldremainsubjudicethereafter,but
wouldbecomefunctusofficioafterpassingfinaldecree
andcouldnotextendsuchtime.

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