Titus Mathew vs Kuttiyamma George Alias Brijith Advocate - BIJU ZACHARIAS KOLADY, Mathew Mathai Muthukadan — 100049/2023

Case Summary: IA 1/2026 in AS 49/2023 Court Decision: The Sub Judge dismissed the application seeking to admit the original document (Exhibit B2) as additional evidence in the appellate proceedings. The court found that none of the conditions under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC for admitting additional evidence were satisfied, particularly because the applicant failed to demonstrate due diligence or necessity for producing the original document more than two years after appeal filing. Key Reasoning: The court applied the legal principle that additional evidence at appellate stage is only permissible in limited circumstances—when the trial court refused to admit evidence that should have been admitted, or when evidence could not be produced despite due diligence, or when necessary for proper adjudication. Since the photocopy had already been admitted and considered, and the applicant could not establish sufficient cause for the delayed production of the original, the application lacked merit. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.