Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Party Bound by Own Pleadings

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A party is bound by its pleadings and cannot set up a different case at trial. The principle applies to all civil proceedings. The court cannot allow a party to depart from its pleaded case. The rule ensures fairness and prevents surprise. The court must…

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