First Schedule · Order 28 · Rule 2
Person so authorised may act personally or appoint pleader
2. Person so authorised may act personally or appoint pleader.—Any person authorised by an officer, [soldier [, sailor] or airman] to prosecute or defend a suit in his stead may prosecute or defend it in person in the same manner as the officer, [soldier [, sailor] or airman] could do if present; or he may appoint a pleader to prosecute or defend the suit on behalf of such officer, [soldier [, sailor] or airman].
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