First Schedule · Order 27 · Rule 5
Fixing of day for appearance on behalf of Government
5. Fixing of day for appearance on behalf of Government.—The Court, in fixing the day for [the Government] to answer to the plaint, shall allow a reasonable time for the necessary communication with the Government through the proper channel, and for the issue of instructions to the [Government pleader] to appear and answer on behalf of [the Government] ***, and may extend the time at its discretion [but the time so extended shall not exceed two months in the aggregate].
Understand civil procedure
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