THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER XII Admissions

Order XII Rule 6: Judgment on admissions

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

¹[(1) Where admissions of fact have been made either in the pleading or otherwise, whether orally or in writing, the Court may at any stage of the suit, either on the application of any party or of its own motion and without waiting for the determination of any other question-between the parties, make such order or give such judgment as it may think fit, having regard to such admissions.

(2) Whenever a judgment is pronounced under sub-rule (1) a decree shall be drawn up in accordance with the judgment and the decree shall bear the date on which the judgment was pronounced.]

Footnotes in the official text

1.Subs. by Act 104 of 1976, s. 62, for rule 6 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).

Leading cases

Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja (2020)A shared household under Section 2(s) of the Domestic Violence Act need not belong to the husband or his joint family; S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra was held not good law, and the owner's civil suit was remanded for trial.

Questions on this rule

3 questions in 8 of our papers cite Order XII Rule 6. Try these from the free papers:

1. In Uttam Singh Duggal & Co. Ltd. v. United Bank of India (2000), the Supreme Court considered judgment on admissions under Order XII Rule 6 CPC. It held that:

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