First Schedule · Order 5 · Rule 23
Duty of Court to which summons is sent
23. Duty of Court to which summons is sent.—The Court to which a summons is sent under rule 21 or rule 22 shall, upon receipt thereof, proceed as if it had been issued by such Court and shall then return the summons to the Court of issue, together with the record (if any) of its proceedings with regard thereto.
Understand civil procedure
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