Procedural technicalities

Function of Court is to administer substantial justice between parties after providing ample opportunity for hearing which is a significant component and virtue of a fair trial

Procedure serves as machinery with the object of facilitating and not obstructing administration of justice

Technical objections have to be construed liberally and should not be allowed to defeat substantial justice.

Courts always lean in favour of adjudicating the matters on merits rather than stifling the proceedings on procedural formalities

Rules of procedure are meant to facilitate the court proceedings for enforcing the rights of litigants, not to trap them in procedural technicalities for frustrating their rights; they are the tools to advance the cause of justice and cannot be used to cause the miscarriage of justice

Ultimate object of securing the ends of justice, therefore, outweighs the insistence on strict adherence to such rules.

Justice at no cost and at no stage should be allowed to fall prey to procedural technicalities, which may be ignored if they tend to create hurdles in the way of justice.