Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Binding Effect — Parties and Court Bound by Pleadings Filed

Area of law: CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court: Supreme Court

Parties and courts are bound by pleadings. The principle applies to all civil trials. A party cannot set up a different case. The rule ensures fair notice. The court cannot decide unpleaded issues. The principle is fundamental.

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