Order XXVII (CPC)

 

Order XXVII
(CPC)


Suits by or
against the Government or Public Officers in their official capacity
.

Or. 27, r. 1—Government’s
responsibility when acting as a litigant to a suit—In a suit against Government
the latter is not expected to raise all sorts of defences in a spirit of sheer
litigiousness— Must not fight shy of admitting patent facts.

Muhammad
Akbar Khan Vs. Province of West Pakistan (1961) 13 DLR (SC) 4.

 

Or. 27, r. 2—An Advocate
when authorized by the Government to conduct case on its behalf becomes a
recognized agent for purpose of appearance, act and applications under the CP
Code.

Messrs. Nabi Baksh Vs.
Pak. Secy. Ministry of Industries, Karachi (1970) 22 DLR (WP) 99.