Cinemas Limited v. Sounderarajan – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 016

In Cinemas Limited v. Sounderarajan, the court addressed whether documentary evidence, specifically a certificate of heirship and other exhibits, could be challenged on appeal when no objection was raised at the time of admission during trial, pursuant to Section 154 of the Civil Procedure Code and the Evidence Ordinance. It was determined that failure to object to the admissibility of a document at the time it is presented precludes a party from contesting its evidentiary value on appeal. The court reaffirmed the principle that once a document is admitted without objection, it acquires full evidentiary value unless its authenticity or authority is actively challenged and proven defective. Reliance was placed on established precedents such as Perera v. Seyed Mohomed, Adaicappa Chettiar v.