inconsistent and alternate pleadings in the same suit, and it was held that it was open to a party to put up inconsistent defences. Beaumont ... provisions of substantive law. Therefore, although it is permissible to plead inconsistent defences in the alternative, such as right of ownership and right of easement
only raised a false plea of alibi
but had also taken inconsistent defences viz; robbery and
consequent murder of deceased Sakina in his absence ... false and inconsistent defences taken in a case of murder.
It is held that such false pleas and inconsistent defences constitute
additional circumstance against
failed to step into the witness box and had taken inconsistent defences and as such was unable to rebut the presumption available to the Complainant
Singh and Anr. . It is held by the Apex Court that inconsistent defences can be raised in the written statement although the same
liked by a will. This is a defence inconsistent with that raised in the written statement.Generally speaking, the rule of law is that ... plaintiffs sue; she had no personal knowledge of it; and inconsistent defences must be allowed in the case of a defendant so situated. (See Narayanasami
dispute his signature on the cheque, and took
various inconsistent defences one of which was that 'the
transaction was not with the complainant
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denied insufficiency of sale consideration. Thus, this inconsistent plea rules
out any inquiry into availability of legal necessity or otherwise ... These later pleas are inconsistent with the earlier
stand. Though mutually inconsistent defences are permissible, these
defendants during trial have attempted to establish need
leave her
matrimonial home, thus more than one and totally
inconsistent defences have been taken by the appellant.
All the defences were false
cannot raise pleas which are mutually
destructive, but ordinarily inconsistent defences can be raised. In the
case of Shyamlal Biharilal Pandey (supra), the learned Single
cannot raise pleas which are mutually
destructive, but ordinarily inconsistent defences can be raised. In the
case of Shyamlal Biharilal Pandey (supra), the learned Single
