Mandavia v Mangat and Others (Civil Suit No. 72 of 1954) [1954] EACA 68 (1 January 1954)

Civil Procedure and Practice — Civil Procedure Ordinance, section 97 — Civil Procedure (Revised) Rules, 1948, Order 6, rule 29 — Application for plaint to be struck out — Tort — Suit claiming damages for alleged tortious acts and libel — Whether resonablc cause of action disclosed—Whether frivolous and vexatious and abuse of process — Advocates Ordinance, 1949 — Failure of public officer to comply with provisions — Whether provisions imperative or directory — Relevancy of averments — Whether judicial proceeding — Whether absolute immunity.