Order 9, rule 3 of Civil Procedure Rules : Service of process on recognized agent

(1) Besides the recognized agents described in rule 2, any person residing within the jurisdiction of the court may be appointed an agent to accept service of process. (2) Such appointment may be...

A party suing or defending by an advocate shall be at liberty to change his advocate in any cause or matter, without an order for that purpose, but unless and until notice of any change of advocate is...

The party giving the notice shall serve on every other party to the cause or matter (not being a party in default as to entry of appearance) and on the former advocate a copy of the notice endorsed...

Where a party, after having sued or defended in person, appoints an advocate to act in the cause or matter on his behalf, he shall give notice of the appointment, and the provisions of this Order...

(1) Where a party, after having sued or defended by an advocate, intends to act in person in the cause or matter, he shall give a notice stating his intention to act in person and giving an address...

When there is a change of advocate, or when a party decides to act in person having previously engaged an advocate, after judgment has been passed, such change or intention to act in person shall not...

An application under rule 9 may be combined with other prayers provided the question of change of advocate or party intending to act in person shall be determined first.

The party who gives notice under rule 8 or obtains an order under rule 9 may perform the duties prescribed under this Order in person or through his new advocate.

(1) Where an advocate who has acted for a party in a cause or matter has died or become bankrupt or cannot be found or has failed to take out a practising certificate or has been struck off the roll...

(1) Where an advocate who has acted for a party in a cause or matter has ceased so to act and the party has not given notice of change in accordance with this Order, the advocate may on notice to be...

(1) Where no appearance has been entered for a defendant who is an infant or person of unsound mind, before proceeding further the plaintiff shall apply to the court for an order that some proper...

Where any defendant fails to appear and the plaintiff wishes to proceed against such defendant he shall file an affidavit of service of the summons unless the summons has been served by a...

Where a defendant fails to serve either the memorandum of appearance or defence within the prescribed time, the court may on its own motion or on application by the plaintiff, strike out the...

(1) Where the plaint makes a liquidated demand only and the defendant fails to appear on or before the day fixed in the summons or all the defendants fail so to appear, the court shall, on request in...

Where the plaint makes a liquidated demand with or without some other claim, and there are several defendants of whom one or more appear and any other fails to appear, the court shall, on request in...

Where the plaint is drawn with a claim for pecuniary damages only or for detention of goods with or without a claim for pecuniary damages, and any defendant fails to appear, the court shall, on...

Where the plaint is drawn as mentioned in r. 6 and there are several defendants of whom one or more appear and any other fails to appear, the court shall, on request in Form No. 13 of Appendix A,...

No judgment in default of appearance or pleading may be entered against the Government without the leave of the court and any application for leave shall be served not less than seven days before the...

Subject to rule 4, in all suits not otherwise specifically provided for by this Order, where any party served does not appear the plaintiff may set down the suit for hearing.

The provisions of rules 4 to 9 inclusive shall apply with any necessary modification where any defendant has failed to file a defence.

Where judgment has been entered under this Order the court may set aside or vary such judgment and any consequential decree or order upon such terms as are just.

This Order shall apply to all suits except small claims or such other suits as the court may by order exempt from this requirement.

After the close of the pleading's parties shall within ten days complete, file and serve the pre-trial questionnaire as provided in Appendix B.

(1) With a view to furthering expeditious disposal of cases and case management the court shall within thirty days after the close of pleadings convene a Case Conference in which it shall—...

Upon conclusion of the case conference the court shall issue a Case Conference Order in terms of Appendix C.

(1) With a view to providing an opportunity for settlement in every suit to which this Order applies the court shall within sixty days of the case conference in the case of a fast track case, and...

Each party shall at least ten days before the trial conference, complete, file and exchange trial conference questionnaire form in Appendix D.

(1) At least thirty days before the hearing date of the suit a Trial Conference shall be convened by the court for the following purposes— (a) planning of trial time; (b) exploring the most...

The memorandum and order stipulated in rule 4(4) shall bind the parties unless the court otherwise orders.

For the purposes of this Order, the Chief Justice may appoint case management judges and such number of case managers as he shall deem necessary.

If on the day fixed for hearing, after the suit has been called on for hearing outside the court, neither party attends, the court may dismiss the suit.

If on the day fixed for hearing, after the suit has been called on for hearing outside the court, only the plaintiff attends, if the court is satisfied— (a) that notice of hearing was duly served,...

(1) If on the day fixed for hearing, after the suit has been called on for hearing outside the court, only the defendant attends and he admits no part of the claim, the suit shall be dismissed except...

If only some of the plaintiffs attend, the court may either proceed with the suit or make such other order as may be just.

If only some of the defendants attend, the court may proceed with the suit and may give such judgment as is just in respect of the defendants who have not attended.

(1) Subject to subrule (2) and to any law of limitation of actions, where a suit is dismissed under this Order the plaintiff may bring a fresh suit. (2) When a suit has been dismissed under rule 3...

Where under this Order judgment has been entered or the suit has been dismissed, the court, on application, may set aside or vary the judgment or order upon such terms as may be just.

Any party to a suit may give notice by his pleading, or otherwise in writing, that he admits the truth of the whole or part of the case of any other party.

Any party may at any stage of a suit, where admission of facts has been made, either on the pleadings or otherwise, apply to the court for such judgment or order as upon such admissions he may be...

(1) Subject to subrule (2), there shall be endorsed on every document which has been admitted in evidence in the suit the following particulars— (a) the number and title of the suit; (b) the party...

(1) Save in so far as is otherwise provided by any law relating to the production in evidence of bankers’ books, where a document admitted in evidence in the suit is an entry in a letter-book or a...

(1) Every document which has been admitted in evidence, or a copy thereof where a copy has been substituted for the original under rule 2, shall form part of the record of the suit. (2) Documents...

Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the court may, if it sees sufficient cause, direct any document or book produced before it in any suit to be impounded and kept in the custody of an...

(1) Any person, whether a party to the suit or not, desirous of receiving back any document produced by him in the suit and placed on the record, shall, unless the document is impounded under rule 4,...

(1) The court may of its own motion, and may in its discretion upon the application of any of the parties to a suit, send for, either from its own records, or from any other court, the record of any...

The provisions herein contained as to documents shall, so far as may be, apply to all other material objects producible as evidence.

(1) Issues arise when a material proposition of fact or law is affirmed by the one party and denied by the other. (2) Issues are of two kinds— (a) issues of fact; and (b) issues of law....

The court may frame the issues from all or any of the following materials— (a) allegations made on oath by the parties, or by any persons present on their behalf, or made by the advocates of such...

At any time before the trial conference under Order 11 the parties may obtain, on application to the court or to such officer as it appoints in this behalf, summonses to persons whose attendance is...

(1) The party applying for a summons shall, before the summons is granted and within a period to be fixed, pay into court such sum of money as appears to the court to be sufficient to defray the...