An adjournment shall not be granted on the ground:
Verified Answer
A. Where the circumstances are beyond the control of that party
B. Pleader is ill and the party could not engage another pleader in time
C. The pleader of a party is engaged in another court
D. Both where the circumstances are beyond the control of that party and pleader is ill and the party could not engage another pleader in time
Explanation:
Order XVII Rule 1 of CPC deals with adjournments. The proviso states that no adjournment shall be granted on the ground that the pleader of a party is engaged in another court.