Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Reliefs Not Claimed – Court Must Confine Itself to Pleadings and Issues Joined

Area of law: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Court: Supreme Court

Courts are bound by the pleadings. Unpleaded issues cannot be decided. The principle applies even if the interest of justice seems to demand it. The parties cannot consent to deciding unpleaded issues without amendment. The rule ensures fair notice. The court cannot make a case…

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