First Schedule · Order 22

Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties

Rules restart their numbering within each Order. Rule 1 of this Order is not CPC Section 1.

1. Rule 1: No abatement by party’s death if right to sue survives
2. Rule 2: Procedure where one of several plaintiffs or defendants dies and right to sue survives
3. Rule 3: Procedure in case of death of one of several plaintiffs or of sole plaintiff
4. Rule 4: Procedure in case of death of one of several defendants or of sole defendant
5. Rule 4A: Procedure where there is no legal representative
6. Rule 5: Determination of question as to legal representative
7. Rule 6: No abatement by reason of death after hearing
8. Rule 7: Suit not abated by marriage of female party
9. Rule 8: When plaintiffs insolvency bars suit
10. Rule 9: Effect of abatement or dismissal
11. Rule 10: Procedure in case of assignment before final order in suit
12. Rule 10A: Duty of pleader to communicate to Court death of a party
13. Rule 11: Application of Order to appeals
14. Rule 12: Application of Order to proceedings

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