Supreme Court: Admissibility of document cannot be decided while rejecting plaint

The case involves a dispute over the admissibility of an unregistered supplementary lease deed in a civil suit for eviction and arrears of rent, with the Supreme Court addressing whether the trial court could reject the plaint based on the document's admissibility before trial.

Petitioners: Sheo Kumar Singh and others (original plaintiffs); Respondents: M/s Sharda Educational Society (original defendants); Bench: Justice Atul S. Chandurkar

• The Supreme Court held that the admissibility of a document cannot be decided while considering the rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
• The Court directed that the question of admissibility of a document is to be considered at the trial stage, not at the stage of rejecting the plaint.
• The High Court's order setting aside the trial court's decision was set aside, and the matter was remanded to the trial court for fresh consideration of the application under Order VII Rule 11(a) and (d) of the Code.

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