# The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Section 79: Suits by or against Government

- Act: The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908)
- In force from: 1909-01-01
- Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/cpc/section/79/

## Text

1[79. Suits by or against Government.--In a suit by or against the Government, the authority to be named as plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, shall be (a) in the case of a suit by or against the Central Government, 2[the Union of India], and (b) in the case of a suit by or against a State Government, the State.]

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