(1) Where inspection of any business books is applied for, the Court may, if it thinks fit, instead of ordering inspection of the original books, order a copy of any entries therein to be furnished and verified by the affidavit of some person who has examined the copy with the original entries, and such affidavit shall state whether or not there are in the original book any and what erasures, interlineations or alterations:
Provided that, notwithstanding that such copy has been supplied, the Court may order inspection of the book from which the copy was made.
(2) Where on an application for an order for inspection privilege is claimed for any document, it shall be lawful for the Court to inspect the document for the purpose of deciding as to the validity of the claim of privilege unless the document relates to matters of State.
(3) The Court may, on the application of any party to suit at any time, and whether an affidavit of documents shall or shall not have already been ordered or made, make an order requiring any other party to state by affidavit whether any one or more specific documents, to be specified in the application, is or are, or has or have at any time been, in his possession or power; and, if not then in his possession, when he parted with the same and what has become thereof. Such application shall be made on an affidavit stating that in the belief of the deponent the party against whom the application is made has, or has at some time had, in his possession or power the document or documents specified in the application, and that they relate to the matters in question in the suit, or to some of them.
Order XI Rule 11 CPC Order to answer or answer further
Order XI Rule 12 CPC Application for discovery of documents
Order XI Rule 13 CPC Affidavit of documents
Order XI Rules 14 CPC Production of documents
Order XI Rule 15 CPC Inspection of documents referred to in pleadings or affidavits
Order XI Rule 16 CPC Notice to produce
Order XI Rule 17 CPC Time for inspection when notice given
Order XI Rule 18 CPC Order for inspection
Order XI Rule 19 CPC Verified copies
Order XI Rule 20 CPC Premature discovery
Order XI Rule 21 CPC Non-compliance with order for discovery
Order XI Rule 22 CPC Using answer to interrogatories at trial