Fixing day for appearance of defendant
Issue and service of summons, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The day 1[under sub-rule (1) of rule 1] shall be fixed with reference to the current business of the Court, the place of residence of the defendant and the time necessary for the service of the summons; and the day shall be so fixed as to allow the defendant sufficient time to enable him to appear and answer on such day.
1. Subs. by s. 15, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order V Rule 6 CPC and Order 5 Rule 6 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 5 Rule 6 CPC, Order V Rule 6 CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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