First Schedule · Order 27

Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers in their Official Capacity

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

1. Rule 1: Suits by or against Government
2. Rule 2: Persons authorised to act for Government
3. Rule 3: Plaints in suits by or against Government
4. Rule 4: Agent for Government to receive process
5. Rule 5: Fixing of day for appearance on behalf of Government
6. Rule 5A: Government to be joined as a party in a suit against a public officer
7. Rule 5B: Duty of Court in suits against the Government or a public officer to assist in arriving at a settlement
8. Rule 6: Attendance of person able to answer questions relating to suit against Government
9. Rule 7: Extension of time to enable public officer to make reference to Government
10. Rule 8: Procedure in suits against public officer
11. Rule 8A: No security to be required from Government or a public officer in certain cases
12. Rule 8B: Definitions of “Government” and “Government pleader”

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Banaka editorial consolidation of the general central text, with the 2025 postal-service amendments applied. Not an official or certified edition. State/High Court variations, commercial-dispute modifications and prescribed Appendix forms are not consolidated here; consult the source and applicable court rules. Hindi learning guides are original explanations, not a statutory translation. Source checked: 2026-10-01. Government reference PDF. 2025 amending Act. For reference and study, not individual legal advice.