Definitions of "Government" and "Government pleader"
Suits by or against the government or public officers in their official capacity, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
1[8B. Definitions of "Government" and "Government pleader".--In this Order 2 [unless otherwise expressly provided] "Government" and 3 ["Government pleader"] mean respectively--
(a) in relation to any suit by or against 4 *** the Central Government, or against a public officer in the service of that Government, the Central Government and such pleader as that Government may appoint whether generally or specially for the purposes of this order ;
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(c) in relation to any suit by or against State Government or against a public officer in the service of a State. the State Government and the Government pleader 6 [as defined in clause (7) of section 2], or such other pleader as the State Government may appoint, whether generally or specially. for the purposes of this Order.].
1. Ins. by the A.O. 1937.
2. Ins. by the A.O. 1950.
3. Subs. by the A. O. 1937 and the A. O. 1950, for "Crown pleader".
4. The words "the Secretary of State or" omitted by the A.O.1948.
5. Cl.
(b) omitted by the A.O. 1948.
6. Ins. by the A.O. 1950.
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order XXVII Rule 8B CPC and Order 27 Rule 8B CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 27 Rule 8B CPC, Order XXVII Rule 8B CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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