Where neither party appears suit to be dismissed
Appearance of parties and consequence of non-appearance, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Where neither party appears when the suit is called on for hearing, the court may make an order that the suit be dismissed.
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order IX Rule 3 CPC and Order 9 Rule 3 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 9 Rule 3 CPC, Order IX Rule 3 CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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