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

Order XXVII Rule 6: Attendance of person able to answer questions relating to suit against Government

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

The Court may also, in any case in which the ¹[Government pleader] is not accompanied by any person on the part of ²[the Government] who may be able to answer any material questions relating to the suit, direct the attendance of such a person.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Crown pleader” which had been subs. by the A. O. 1937, for “Government pleader”.
2.Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “the Secretary of State for India in Council”.

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