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(1) At the first hearing of the suit, the court shall, after verifying the identity of the parties if they appear in person, read the pleadings and ascertain from each party or his pleader whether he admits or denies such allegations of fact as are made in the statement of the other party and as are not expressly or by ne- cessary implication admitted or denied by the party against whom they are made
(2) Any party appearing in person or present in court, or any person able to answer any material question relating to the suit by whom such party or his pleader is accompanied, may be exami. ned orally by the court which may. if it thinks fit, put in the cOllrse of sllch examination questions suggested hv either parh
(3) Where the pleader of any party who appears by a pleader or any. such person as is referred to in sub-art.
(2) refuses or is una hie 80 CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE to answer any material question relating to the suit which the court considers that the party whom he represents ought to answer and is likely to be able to answer if examined in person, the court may adjourn the hearing to a future day and direct that such par- ty shall appear in persor. on that day.:
(4) TJ:1esubstance of the examination held under this Article and any admission or denial made in the course thereof shall be re- duced to writing by the court and shall form part of the record Art. 142- Judgment on admissions Any party may, when the opposite party has given notice by his pleading or otherwise in writing that he admits the truth of the whole or any part of the case of the other party, or has made admissions of fact during the examination held under Art. 241, apply to the court for such judgment or order as he may be entitled to upon such admissions, without waitaing for the determination of any other question between the parties and the court may thereupon make such order or give such judgment as it thinks fit. Art. 143- Saving Nothing in the preceding Articles shall prevent the court at any later stage of the suit from calling upon any party to admit a fact or document and shall then record whether such party admits or re- fuses or neglects to admit the same, whereupon it may in accor- dance with Art. 141 give judgment or make such other order as it thinks fit. Art. 144- Preliminary objections
(1) Before proceeding with the trial of the suit, the court shall de- cide such preliminary objections as may be taken by the parties.
(2) The provisions of Art. 245 shall apply where either party states that:
(a) the court has no jurisdiction;
(b) the subject-matter of the suit is res judicata;
(c) the suit is pending in another court;
(d) the other party is not qualified for acting in the proceedings: CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE 8\ (t") prior Pl'rmission to sue has not been obtained, when this is required by law,
(t) the suit is barred by limitation; or
(g) the claim is to be settled by arbitration or has previously been made the subject of a compromise or schemp. of arrangement.
(3) Where there 'are several objections under this Article, they shall all be taken together and any obiection not t::lken at the earliest possible opportunity sqall be deemed to have been waived, unless the ground of objection is such as to prevent a valid judgment from being given.
