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Order XVI: Summoning and Attendance of Witnesses

23 Rules of the First Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

Rules 23

  1. Rule 1. List of witnesses and summons to witnesses 239 words
  2. Rule 1A. Production of witnesses without summons 54 words
  3. Rule 2. Expenses of witness to be paid into Court on applying for summons 227 words
  4. Rule 3. Tender of expenses to witness 26 words
  5. Rule 4. Procedure where insufficient sum paid in 221 words
  6. Rule 5. Time, place and purpose of attendance to be specified in summons 73 words
  7. Rule 6. Summons to produce document 49 words
  8. Rule 7. Power to require persons present in Court to give evidence or produce document 27 words
  9. Rule 7A. Summons given to the party for service 236 words
  10. Rule 8. Summons how served 70 words
  11. Rule 9. Time for serving summons 44 words
  12. Rule 10. Procedure where witness fails to comply with summons 312 words
  13. Rule 11. If witness appears, attachment may be withdrawn 97 words
  14. Rule 12. Procedure if witness fails to appear 201 words
  15. Rule 13. Mode of attachment 48 words
  16. Rule 14. Court may of its own accord summon as witnesses strangers to suit 111 words
  17. Rule 15. Duty of persons summoned to give evidence or produce document 54 words
  18. Rule 16. When they may depart 90 words
  19. Rule 17. Application of rules 10 to 13 38 words
  20. Rule 18. Procedure where witness apprehended cannot give evidence or produce document 98 words
  21. Rule 19. No witness to be ordered to attend in person unless resident within certain limits 122 words
  22. Rule 20. Consequence of refusal of party to give evidence when called on by Court 54 words
  23. Rule 21. Rules as to witnesses to apply to parties summoned 31 words

Other Orders

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