Pleadings

Pleadings—Whether court has power to direct or dictate the parties as to what should be their pleading and how they should prepare their pleadings—Held, no—Normally, a court cannot direct or dictate the parties as to what should be their pleading and how they should prepare their pleadings. If the parties do not violate any statutory provision, they have the freedom to make appropriate averments and raise arguable issues—Knowles v. Roberts (1888) 38 Ch D, 263, Boven, L.J. referred.