CPC 1908 § Order XVIII, Rule 15 — Power to deal with evidence taken before another Judge

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where a Judge is
prevented by death, transfer or other cause from concluding the trial of a suit, his successor may deal
with any evidence or memorandum taken down or made under the foregoing rules as if such evidence
or memorandum had been taken down or made by him or under his direction under the said rules and
may proceed with the suit from the stage at which his predecessor left it.

(2) The provisions of sub-rule

(1) shall, so far as they are applicable, be deemed to apply to
evidence taken in a suit transferred under section 24.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XVIII, Rule 15 (HEARING OF THE SUIT AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 97, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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