First Schedule · Order 27A · Rule 4
Application of Order to appeals
4. Application of Order to appeals.—In the application of this Order to appeals the word “defendant” shall be held to include a respondent and the word “suit” an appeal. [Explanation.—In this Order, “statutory instrument” means a rule, notification, bye-law, order, scheme or form made as specified under any enactment.]
Understand civil procedure
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. Source PDF page: 188. Government reference PDF. 2025 amending Act. For reference and study, not individual legal advice.