Service on agent by whom defendant carries on business
Issue and service of summons, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(1) In a suit relating to any business or work against a person who does not reside within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court from which the summons is issued, service on any manager or agent, who, at the time of service, personally carries on such business or work for such person within such limits, shall be deemed good service.
(2) For the purpose of this rule the master of a ship shall be deemed to be the agent of the owner or charterer.
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order V Rule 13 CPC and Order 5 Rule 13 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 5 Rule 13 CPC, Order V Rule 13 CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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