Different high court rules are there in submission of written arguments. Here is the following decisions of different courts.
1. Mumbai High Court says;
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 33, Order 18 - Rule 2(3-A) - Oral and written arguments - Oral arguments are indispensable - Even when written arguments are filed the same does not dispense with the requirement of oral arguments - Held, it is mandatory to hear oral arguments before pronouncement of judgment...............
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 33, Order 18 - Rule 2(3-A) - Oral and written arguments - It is mandatory to hear oral arguments before pronouncement of judgment - In the instant case written arguments filed - Presiding officer heard the oral arguments - Presiding officer transferred before pronouncement of judgment - Successor of presiding officer is to……….
2. P & H HC says;
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18 - Rule 3(A), 3(B), 3(C), 3(D) - Written arguments - Can be filed with express permission of Court and before conclusion of oral arguments - Copy of written arguments is required to be furnished to the opposite party………….
3. A.P. High court says;
Written arguments - It is a statutory right to file written arguments - No Court shall ignore the written arguments and refuse to consider the same.......................