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An earlier suit is pending and all the conditions of section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908…

Section 10 stays the trial of the later suit when its statutory conditions are met. The prohibition does not extend to the institution of that suit or to every procedural…

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An earlier suit is pending and all the conditions of section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 are satisfied. What does section 10 prevent in the later suit?

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Section 10 stays the trial of the later suit when its statutory conditions are met.

The prohibition does not extend to the institution of that suit or to every procedural step or interlocutory order.

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Option A

Section 10 leaves institution of the later suit open.

Option B

The provision expressly prohibits proceeding with the trial.

Option C

The bar concerns trial and does not by itself prohibit the filing of a written statement.

Option D

The stay does not bar every interlocutory order.

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