Pyla Demudamma vs Cheepurupalli Chandramma (D) - Order XII Rule 6 CPC - Judgment On Admissions
What is a valid admission in pleading for the purpose of Order XII Rule 6 CPC?
Code of Civil Procedure 1908- Order XII Rule 6- Court can pass a judgment at any stage of the suit based on admissions of facts made by any party, either in the pleadings or otherwise. Such judgment may be rendered on the basis of an application filed by a party or even on the Court’s own motion, without waiting for the determination of any other issue between the parties- To constitute a valid admission in pleading, the said admission should be unequivocal, unconditional, and unambiguous, and it must be made with the intention to be bound by it. (Para 10-11)
Case Info
The case is Pyla Demudamma vs Cheepurupalli Chandramma, decided on July 24, 2025, by the Supreme Court of India.
Case Name and Neutral Citation
- Case Name: Pyla Demudamma vs Cheepurupalli Chandramma (D) Through LRs & Ors.
- Neutral Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6667 of 2013, Supreme Court of India
Coram (Judges)
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Judgment Date
- Date: July 24, 2025
Caselaws and Citations Referred
The judgment refers to several Supreme Court decisions interpreting Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908:
- Uttam Singh Duggal & Co. Ltd. v. United Bank of India
- Citation: (2000) 7 SCC 120
- Himani Alloys Ltd. v. Tata Steel Ltd.
- Citation: (2011) 15 SCC 273
- Bhim Rao Baswanth Rao Patil v. Madan Mohan Rao
- Citation: (2023) 18 SCC 231
- Vikrant Kapila v. Pankaja Panda
- Citation: 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1298
- S.M. Asif v. Virender Kumar Bajaj
- Citation: (2015) 9 SCC 287
- Rajiv Ghosh v. Satya Narayan Jaiswal
- Citation: 2025 SCC OnLine SC 751
Statutes / Laws Referred
- Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
- Order 8 Rule 5 of CPC
- Section 58 of the Indian Evidence Act
- Hindu Succession Act (mentioned in the context of property succession)