Appearances, etc., may be in person, by recognized agent or by pleader
Recognized Agents and Pleaders, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Any appearance, application or act in or to any Court, required or authorized by law to be made or done by a party in such Court, may, except where otherwise expressly provided by any law for the time being in force, be made or done by the party in person, or by his recognized agent, or by a pleader 1[appearing, applying or acting, as the case may be, ] on his behalf :
Provided that any such appearance shall, if the Court so directs, be made by the party in person.
1. Subs. by Act 104 of 1976, s. 53, for rule 6 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order III Rule 1 CPC and Order 3 Rule 1 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 3 Rule 1 CPC, Order III Rule 1 CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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