CPC Section 27: Summons to defendants
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part 1: Suits in General
27. Summons to defendants.—Where a suit has been duly instituted, a summons may be issued to the defendant to appear and answer the claim and may be served in manner prescribed [on such day not beyond thirty days from date of the institution of the suit.]
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Other sections in this chapter
- 9. Courts to try all civil suits unless barred
- 10. Stay of suit
- 11. Res judicata
- 12. Bar to further suit
- 13. When foreign judgment not conclusive
- 14. Presumption as to foreign judgments
- 15. Court in which suits to be instituted
- 16. Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate
- 17. Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts
- 18. Place of Institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain
- 19. Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables
- 20. Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises
- 21. Objections to jurisdiction
- 21A. Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing
- 22. Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court
- 23. To what Court application lies
- 24. General power of transfer and withdrawal
- 25. Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc
- 26. Institution of suits
- 28. Service of summons where defendant resides in another State
- 29. Service of foreign summonses
- 30. Power to order discovery and the like
- 31. Summons to witness
- 32. Penalty for default
- 33. Judgment and decree
- 34. Interest
- 35. Costs
- 35A. Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defences
- 35B. Costs for causing delay