The Supreme Court in Deep Nursing Home v. Manmeet Singh Mattewal (2025 INSC 1094) reiterated that the judgment in a case cannot go beyond the pleadings.
In arriving the decision the Court relied on the judgment in Trojan and Company v. Rm. N.N. Nagappa Chettiar [(1953) 1 SCC 456] which states that the decision of a case cannot be based on grounds outside the pleadings of the parties
In Ram Sarup Gupta (Dead) by LRs v. Bishun Narain Inter College and others [(1987) 2 SCC 555], the Supreme Court observed that it is well settled that no party should be permitted to travel beyond its pleadings and that all necessary and material facts should be pleaded by a party in support of the case set up by it.
In other words, a party should plead all necessary material facts in the case he set up. The purpose of this stipulation is to enable the other party to know the facts and defend his position so as to ensure a fair trial.
In essence it is well settled that no party should be permitted to travel beyond its pleadings.
