First Schedule · Order 16 · Rule 21
Rules as to witnesses to apply to parties summoned
21. Rules as to witnesses to apply to parties summoned.—Where any party to a suit is required to give evidence or to produce a document, the provisions as to witnesses shall apply to him so far as they are applicable.
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