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Order 6, Rule 16 of CPC empowers the court, at any stage of the pleadings, to strike out any matter contained in it if it:
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Order 6, Rule 16 of CPC empowers the court, at any stage of the pleadings, to strike out any matter contained in it if it:

A.

Is unnecessary, scandalous, frivolous, or vexatious.

B.

Tends to prejudice, embarrass, or delay the fair trial of suit.

C.

Is an abuse of the process of the court.

D.

All these.

Correct option is D


Order 6, Rule 16 of CPC empowers the court to strike out any matter in pleadings that is unnecessary, scandalous, frivolous, vexatious, prejudicial, or an abuse of the court process. Thus, all these reasons justify the court's action.

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