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THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER XXVII Suits by or against the government or public officers in their official capacity

Order XXVII Rule 1: Suits by or against Government

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

In any suit by or against 1[the Government], the plaint or written statement shall be signed by such person as the Government may, by general or special order, appoint in this behalf, and shall be verified by any person whom the Government may so appoint and who is acquainted with the facts of the case.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by A.O. 1937, for “the Secretary of State for India in Council”.

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