In Brief
The plaintiff sued the defendant for a permanent injunction. The defendant's right to file a written statement was closed by the trial court, preventing him from submitting his defence. The trial court decreed the suit, the first appellate court upheld it, but the High Court set it aside for insufficient evidence. The Supreme Court held that the trial was fundamentally defective because the defendant was denied an adequate opportunity to file a written statement and present evidence. The Court allowed the appeals and remitted the case for a fresh trial on merits, granting the defendant the right to file a written statement and present his case properly.
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