Parties In Appeal Not Entitled To Produce Additional Evidence As A Matter Of Right, Only Permitted In Exceptional Circumstances: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court clarified that additional evidence in appeals can only be admitted under exceptional circumstances, such as when evidence was wrongly excluded by the trial court or was genuinely unavailable despite due diligence. The court emphasized that inadvertence or wrong advice is not sufficient grounds for admitting additional evidence. This ruling reinforces the principle that appeals should be based on the existing trial record, with additional evidence allowed only in specific, justified cases.