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ORDER I
PARTIES TO SUITS
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RULES
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1. Who may be joined as plaintiffs.
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2. Power of Court to order separate trials.
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3. Who may be joined as defendants.
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4. Court may give judgment for or against one or more of
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joint parties.
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5. Defendant need not be interested in all the relief claimed.
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6. Joinder of parties liable on same contract.
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7. When plaintiff in doubt from whom redress is to be
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sought.
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8. One person may sue or defend on behalf of all in same
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9. Misjoinder and nonjoinder.
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ORDER II
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FRAME TO SUIT
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1. Frame of suit.
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immovable property.
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ORDER III
RECOGNIZED AGENTS AND PLEADERS
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1. Appearances, etc., may be in person, by recognized agent
or by pleader.
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2. Recognized agents.
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3. Service of process on recognized agent.
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4. Appointment of pleader.
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5. Service of process on pleader.
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6. Agent to accept service.
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Appointment to be in writing and to be filed in Court.
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ORDER IV
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INSTITUTION OF SUITS
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1. Suit to be commenced by plaint.
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2. Register of suits.
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ORDER V
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ISSUE AND SERVICE SUMMONS
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Issue of Summons
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1. Summons
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person.
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Service of Summons
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16. Person served to sign acknowledgement.
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17. Procedure when defendant refuses to accept service, or
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cannot be found.
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18. Endorsement of time and manner of service.
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19. Examination of serving officer.
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19A. Declaration of serving officer.
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19B. Simultaneous issue of summons for service by post in
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addition to personal service.
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20. Substituted service.
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Effect of substituted service.
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Where service substituted, time for appearance to be fixed.
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21. Service of summons where defendant resides within
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jurisdiction of another Court.
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22. [Omitted]
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Court.
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service.
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ORDER VI
PLEADING GENERALLY
156 Civil Procedure [1908: Act V
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1. Pleading
2. Pleading to state material facts and not evidence.
3. Forms of pleading.
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4. Particulars to be given where necessary.
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5. Further and better statement, or particulars.
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6. Condition precedent.
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7. Departure
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8. Denial of contract.
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9. Effect of document to be stated.
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10. Malice, knowledge, etc.
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11. Notice
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12. Implied contract, or relation.
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13. Presumptions of law.
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Pleading to be signed.
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15. Verification of pleadings.
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ORDER VII
PLAINT
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2. In money suits.
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property.
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13. Where rejection of plaint does not preclude
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presentation of fresh plaint.
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Documents Relied on in Plaint
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14. Production of documents along with the plaint.
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15. Statement in case of documents not in plaintiff's
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possession or power.
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16. Suits on lost negotiable instruments.
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17. Production of shop-book.
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Original entry to be marked and returned.
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18. Inadmissibility of document not produced when plaint
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field.
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ORDER VIII
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1. Written statement
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3. Denial to be specific.
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4. Evasive denial
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Effect of set-off.
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9. Subsequent pleadings
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ORDER IX
APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CONSEQUENCE OF
158 Civil Procedure [1908: Act V
NON-APPEARANCE.
RULES
1. Parties to appear on day fixed in summons for defendant
to appear and answer.
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2. Dismissal of suit where summons not served in
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consequence of plaintiff's failure to pay costs.
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3. Where neither party appears, suit to be dismissed.
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4. Plaintiff may bring fresh suit or Court may restore suit to
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file.
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5. Dismissal of suit where plaintiff, after summons returned
unserved, fails for three months to apply for fresh
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summons.
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6. Procedure When only plaintiff appears.
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When summons duly served.
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When summons not duly served.
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When summons served, but not in due time.
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7. Procedure where defendant appears on day or adjourned
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hearing and assigns good cause for previous non-
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appearance.
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several plaintiffs.
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several defendants.
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ORDER X
EXAMINATION OF PARTIES BY THE COURT
1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
RULES
1. Ascertainment whether allegations in pleadings are
admitted or denied.
2. Oral examination of Party or companion of party.
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3. Substance of examination to be written.
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4. Consequence of refusal or inability of pleader to answer.
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ORDER XI
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DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION
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1. Discovery by interrogatories.
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2. Particular interrogatories to be submitted.
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3. Costs of interrogatories.
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4. Form of interrogatories.
5. Corporations
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6. Objections to interrogatories by answer.
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affidavits.
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19. Verified copies
RULES
20. Premature discovery
160 Civil Procedure [1908: Act V
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ADMISSIONS
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1. Notice of admission of case.
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2. Notice of admit documents.
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3. Form of notice.
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4. Notice of admit facts.
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5. Form of admissions.
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6. Judgment on admissions.
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7. Affidavit of signature.
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8. Notice to produce documents.
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9. Costs lia
ORDER XIII
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PRODUCTION, IMPOUNDING AND RETURN OF DOCUMENTS
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1. [Omitted]
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2. [Omitted]
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documents.
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ORDER XIV
1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
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2. Issues of law and of fact.
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3. Materials from which issues may be framed.
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4. Court may examined witnesses or documents before
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framing issues.
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5. Power to amend, and strike out, issues.
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6. Questions of fact or law may by agreement be stated in
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form of issues.
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7. Court, if satisfied that agreement was executed in good
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faith, may pronounce judgment.
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8. Fixing date for final hearing.
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ORDER XV lia
DISPOSAL OF THE SUIT AT THE FIRST HEARING
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3. Parties at issue.
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ORDER XVI
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documents.
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Experts
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Scale of expenses.
3. Tender of expenses to witness.
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10. Procedure where witness fails to comply with summons.
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11. If witness appears, attachment may be withdraw.
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12. Procedure if witness fails to appear.
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13. Mode of attachment.
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14. Court may of its own accord summon as witnesses
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strangers to suit.
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15. Duty of persons summoned to give evidence or produce
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document.
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16. When they may depart.
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17. Application of rules 10 to 13.
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18. Procedure where witness apprehended cannot give
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ORDER XVII
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ADJOURNMENTS
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Costs of adjournment.
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ORDER XVIII
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7. Evidence under section 138.
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8. Memorandum when evidence not taken down by
Judge.
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9. When evidence may be taken in English.
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10. Any particular question and answer may be taken
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down.
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11. Question objected to and allowed by Court.
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12. Remarks on demeanour of witnesses.
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13. Memorandum of evidence in unappealable cases.
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14. Judge unable to make such memorandum to record
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15. Power to deal with evidence taken before another
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Judge.
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ORDER XIX
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AFFIDAVITS
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examination.
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ORDER XX
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6. Contents of decree.
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7. Date of decree.
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8. Procedure where judge has vacated office before signing
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decree.
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9. Decree for recovery of immovable property.
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10. Decree for delivery of movable property.
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11. Decree may direct payment by installments,
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Order, after decree, for payment by installments.
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12. Decree for possession and mesne profits.
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13. Decree in administration suit.
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14. Decree in pre-emption-suit.
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ORDER XXI
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3. Lands situate in more than on jurisdiction.
RULES
1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
4. [Omitted]
5. Mode of transfer.
6. Procedure where Court desires than its own decree shall
be executed by another Court.
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7. Court receiving copies of decree, etc., to file same without
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proof.
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8. Execution of decree or order by Court to which it is sent.
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9. Execution by High Court Division of decree transferred by
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other Court.
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Application for Execution
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10. Application for execution.
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11. Oral application
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Written application
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12. Application for attachment of movable property not in
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judgment-debtor's possession.
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13. Application for attachment of immovable property to
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in certain cases.
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decree.
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26. When Court may stay execution.
Power to require security from, or impose conditions upon
judgment-debtor.
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27. Liability of judgment-debtor discharged.
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28. Order of Court which passed decree or of appellate Court
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to be binding upon Court applied to.
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29. Stay of execution pending suit between decree-holder and
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judgment-debtor.
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Mode of Execution
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30. Decree for payment of money.
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31. Decree for specific movable property.
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32. Decree for specific performance, for restitution of conjugal
rights, or for an injunction.
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Discretion of Court in executing decrees for restitution of
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conjugal rights.
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occupancy of tenant.
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39. Subsistence-allowance
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Attachment of Property
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RULES
43. Attachment of movable property other than agricultural
produce, in possession of judgment-debtor.
44. Attachment of agricultural produce.
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45. Provisions as to agricultural produce under attachment.
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46. Attachment of debt, share and other property not in
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possession of judgment-debtor.
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47. Attachment of share in movables.
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48. Attachment of salary or allowances of public officer or
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servant of railway company or local authority.
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49. Attachment of partnership property.
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50. Execution of decree against firm.
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51. Attachment of negotiable instruments.
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52. Attachment of property in custody of Court or public
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53. Attachment of decrees.
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Postponement of sale.
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63. [Omitted]
Sale Generally
64. Power to order property attached to be sold and proceeds
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to be paid to person entitled.
168 Civil Procedure [1908: Act V
RULES
65. Sales by whom conducted and how made.
66. Proclamation of sales by public auction.
67. Mode of making proclamation.
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68. Time of sale.
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69. Adjournment of stoppage of sale.
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70. Saving of certain sales.
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71. Defaulting purchaser answerable for loss on re-sale.
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72. Decree-holder not to bid for or buy property without
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permission.
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Where decree-holder purchases. Amount of decree may be
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taken as payment.
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73. Restriction on bidding or purchase by officers.
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Sale of Movable Property
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74. Sale of agricultural produce.
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78. Irregularity not to vitiate sale, but any person injured may
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sue.
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amount of decree.
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RULES
88. Bid of co-sharer to have preference.
89. Application to set aside sale on deposit.
90. Application to set aside sale on ground of irregularity or
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fraud.
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91. Application by purchaser to set aside sale on ground of
judgment-debtor having no saleable interest.
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92. Sale when to become absolute or be set aside.
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93. Return of purchase-money in certain cases.
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94. Certificate to purchaser.
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95. Delivery of property in occupancy of judgment-debtor.
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96. Delivery of property in occupancy of tenant.
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Resistance to Delivery of Possession to Decree-holder or Purchaser
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97. Resistance or obstruction to possession of immovable
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property.
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ORDER XXII
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sole plaintiff.
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of sole defendant.
5. Determination of question as to legal representative.
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6. No abatement by reason of death after hearing.
170 Civil Procedure [1908: Act V
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7. Suit not abated by marriage of female party.
8. When plaintiff's insolvency bars suit.
Procedure where assignee fails to continue suit or give
security.
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9. Effect of abatement or dismissal.
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9A. Directly setting aside abatement or dismissal.
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10. Procedure in case of assignment before final order in suit.
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11. Application of Order to appeals.
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12. Application of Order to proceedings.
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ORDER XXIII
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WITHDRAWAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF SUITS
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1. Withdrawal of suit or abandonment of part of claim.
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2. Limitation law not affected by first suit.
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3. Compromise of suit. lia
4. Proceedings in execution of decrees not affected.
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ORDER XXIV
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2. Notice of deposit.
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Procedure where he accepts it as satisfaction in full.
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ORDER XXV
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ORDER XXVI
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COMMISSIONS
Commissions to Examine Witnesses
1. Cases in which Court may issue commission to examine
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witness.
1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
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2. Order of commission.
3. Where witness resides within Court's jurisdiction.
4. Persons for whose examination commission may issue.
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5. Commission or Request to examine witness not within
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Bangladesh.
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6. Court to examine witness pursuant to commission.
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7. Return of commission with depositions of witnesses.
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8. When depositions may be read in evidence.
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Commissions for Local Investigations
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9. Commissions to make local investigations.
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10. Procedure of Commissioner. Report and depositions to be
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evidence in suit. Commissioner may be examined in
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person.
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Commissions to examine Accounts
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further inquiry.
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General Provisions
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RULES
21. To whom commission may be issued.
22. Issue, execution and return of commissions, and
transmission of evidence to foreign Court.
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Exclusion of time taken by Commissioner
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23. Exclusion of time taken by Commissioner.
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ORDER XXVII
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SUITS BY OR AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF PUBLIC
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OFFICERS IN THEIR OFFICAL CAPACITY
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1. Suits by or against Government.
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2. Persons authorised to act for Government.
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3. Paints in suits by or against Government.
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4. Agent for Government to receive process.
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5. Fixing of day for appearance on behalf of Government.
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Attendance of person able to answer questions relating to
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suit against Government.
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ORDER XXVIIA
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ORDER XXVIII
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RULES
2. Person so authorised may act personally or appoint
pleader.
3. Service on person so authorise, or on his pleader, to be
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good service.
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ORDER XXIX
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SUITS BY OR AGAINST CORPORATIONS
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1. Subscription and verification of pleading.
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2. Service on corporation.
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3. Power to require personal attendance of officer of
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corporation.
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ORDER XXX
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SUITS BY OR AGAINST FIRMS AND PERSONS CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN
NAMES OTHER THAN THEIR OWNlia
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1. Suing of partners in name of firm.
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3. Service.
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6. Appearance of partners.
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ORDER XXXI
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3. Husband of married executrix not to join.
ORDER XXXII
SUITS BY OR AGAINST MINORS AND PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
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1. Minor to sue by next friend.
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2. Where suit is instituted without next friend, plaint to be
taken off the file.
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3. Guardian for the suit to be appointed by court for minor
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defendant.
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4. Who may act as next friend or be appointed guardian for
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the suit.
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5. Representation of minor by next friend or guardian for
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the suit.
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6. Receipt by next friend or guardian for the suit of property
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under decree for minor.
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7. Agreement or compromise by next friend or guardian for
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the suit.
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attaining majority.
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ORDER XXXIII
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SUITS BY PAUPERS
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RULES
4. Examination of applicant.
If presented by agent, Court may order applicant to be
examined by commission.
5. Rejection of application.
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6. Notice of day for receiving evidence of applicant's
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pauperism.
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7. Procedure at hearing.
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8. Procedure if application admitted.
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9. Dispaupering.
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10. Costs where pauper succeeds.
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11. Procedure where pauper fails.
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11A. Procedure where pauper suit abates.
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12. Government may apply for payment of court-fees.
13. Government to be deemed a party.
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14. Recovery of amount of court-fees.
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16. Costs
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ORDER XXXIV
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PROPERTY
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RULES
9. Decree where nothing is found due or where mortgagee
has been overpaid.
10. Costs of mortgagee subsequent to decree.
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11. Payment of interest.
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12. Sale of property subject to prior mortgage.
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13. Application of proceeds.
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14. Suit for sale necessary for bringing mortgaged property
to sale.
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15. Mortgages by the deposit of title-deeds and charges.
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ORDER XXXV
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INTERPLEADER
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1. Plaint in interpleader-suits.
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2. Payment of thing claimed into Court.
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3. Procedure where defendant is suing plaintiff.
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ORDER XXXVI
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SPECIAL CASE
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ORDER XXXVII
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1. Application of Order.
2. Institution of summary suits upon bills of exchange, etc.
3. Defendant showing defence on merits to have leave to
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appear.
1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
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4. Power to set aside decree.
5. Power to order bill, etc., to be deposited with officer of
Court.
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6. Recovery of cost of noting non-acceptance of
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dishonoured bill or note.
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7. Procedure in suits.
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ORDER XXXVIII
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ARREST AND ATTACHMENT BEFORE JUDGMENT
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Arrest before Judgment
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1. Where defendant may called upon to furnish security for
appearance.
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2. Security
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3. Procedure on application by surety to be discharged.
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4. Procedure where defendant fails to furnish security or
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find fresh security.
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furnished.
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ORDER XXXIX
TEMPORARY INJUNCTIONS AND INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS
Temporary Injunctions
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1. Cases in which temporary injunction may be granted.
178 Civil Procedure [1908: Act V
RULES
2. Injunction to restrain repetition or continuance of
breach.
3. Before granting injunction Court to direct notice to
opposite party.
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3A. Mode of service of unserved returned notices.
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4. Order for injunction may be discharged, varied or set
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aside.
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5. Injunction to corporation binding on its officers.
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5A. No order of ad interim or temporary injunction without
hearing the opposite party.
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Interlocutory Orders
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6. Power to order interim sale.
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7. Detention, preservation, inspection, etc., of subject-
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matter of suit.
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8. Application for such orders to be after notice.
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9. When party may be put in immediate possession of land
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the subject-matter of suit.
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10. Deposit of money, etc., in Court.
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ORDER XL
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APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
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1. Appointment of receivers.
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2. Remuneration
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3. Duties
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ORDER XLI
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1. Form of appeal
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Contents of memorandum.
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1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
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4. One of several plaintiffs or defendants may obtain
reversal of whole decree where it proceeds on ground
common to all.
Stay of Proceeding and of Execution
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5. Stay by appellate Court.
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Stay by Court which passed the decree.
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6. Security in case of order for execution of decree appealed
from.
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7. [Repealed]
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8. Exercise of powers in appeal from order made in
execution of decree.
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Procedure on Admission of Appeal
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9. Registry of memorandum of appeal.
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Register of Appeals.
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Appellate Court may require appellant to furnish security
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for costs.
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appealed from.
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Procedure on Hearing
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18. Dismissal of appeal where notice not served in
consequence of appellant's failure to deposit costs.
19. Re-admission of appeal dismissed for default.
19A. Direct re-admission of appeal.
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20. Power to adjourn hearing and direct persons appearing
interest to be made respondents.
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21. Re-hearing on application of respondent against whom
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ex parte decree made.
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21A. Direct re-hearing of appeal.
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22. Upon hearing, respondent may object to decree as if he
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had preferred separate appeal.
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Form of objection and provisions applicable thereto.
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23. Remand of case by Appellate Court.
24. Where evidence on record sufficient, Appellate Court
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may determine case finally.
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25. Where Appellate Court may frame issues and refer them
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for trial of Court whose decree appealed from.
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Objections to finding.
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Determination of appeal.
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Judgment in Appeal
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Decree in Appeal
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ORDER XLII
APPEALS FROM APPELLATE DECREES
RULES
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1. Procedure
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ORDER XLIII
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APPEALS FROM ORDERS
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1. Appeals from orders.
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2. Procedure
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ORDER XLIV
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PAUPER APPEALS
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1. Who may appeal as pauper.
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Procedure on application for admission of appeal.
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2. Inquiry into pauperism.
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ORDER XLV
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1. "Decree" defined
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4. Consolidation of suits.
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ORDER XLVI
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REFERENCE
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1. Reference of question to High Court Division.
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2. Court may pass decree contingent upon decision of High
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Court Division.
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3. Judgment of High Court Division to be transmitted, and
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case disposed of accordingly.
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4. Costs of reference to High Court Division.
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5. Power to alter, etc., decree of Court making reference.
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6. Power to refer to High Court Division questions as to
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Jurisdiction is small causes.
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7. Power to District Court to submit for revision
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proceedings had under mistake as to jurisdiction in small
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causes.
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ORDER XLVII
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REVIEW
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more Judges.
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1908: Act V] Civil Procedure
ORDER XLVIII
MISCELLANEOUS
RULES
1. Process to be served at expense of party issuing.
Costs of service.
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2. Orders and notices how served.
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3. Use of forms in appendices.
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ORDER XLIX
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HIGH COURT DIVISION
1. Who may serve processes of High Court Division.
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2. Saving in respect of High Court Division
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3. Application of rules.
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ORDER L
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SMALL CAUSE COURTS
1. Small Cause Courts.
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ORDER LI.− [Omitted] lia
APPENDICES TO THE FIRST SCHEDULE
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FORMS
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A.− PLEADINGS.
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1. Titles of Suits.
2. Description of Parties in particular cases.
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3. Plaints
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4. Written Statement.
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