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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: page 15

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RULES
    2.     Dismissal of suit where summons not served in consequence of plaintiff’s failure to pay costs.
    3.     Where neither party appears suit to be dismissed.
    4.   Plaintiff may bring fresh suit or Court may restore suit to file.
    5.   Dismissal of suit where plaintiff after summons returned unserved, fails for seven days to apply
          for fresh summons.
    6.   Procedure when only plaintiff appears.
         When summons duly served.
         When summons not duly served.
         When summons served but not in due time.
    7.   Procedure where defendant appears on day of adjourned hearing and assigns good cause for
       previous non-appearance.
    8. Procedure where defendant only appears.
     9. Decree against plaintiff by default bars fresh suit.
    10. Procedure in case of non-attendance of one or more of several plaintiffs.
    11. Procedure in case of non-attendance of one or more of several defendants.
    12. Consequence of non-attendance, without sufficient cause shown, of party ordered to
     appear in person.
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                                          SETTING ASIDE DECREES ex parte
    13.    Setting aside decree ex parte against defendant.   aC
    14.    No decree to be set aside without notice to opposite party.
                                               ORDER X
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                                  EXAMINATION OF PARTIES BY THE COURT
    1.    Ascertainment whether allegations in pleadings are admitted or denied.
    1A. Direction of the court to opt for any one mode of alternative dispute resolution.
    1B. Appearance before the conciliatory forum or authority.
    1C. Appearance before the court consequent to the failure of efforts of conciliation.
    2.    Oral examination of party, or companion of party.
    3.    Substance of examination to be written.
    4.    Consequence of refusal or inability of pleader to answer.
                                                    ORDER XI
                                        DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION
    1. Discovery by interrogatories.
    2. Particular interrogatories to be submitted.
    3. Costs of interrogatories.
    4. Form of interrogatories.
    5. Corporations.
    6. Objections to interrogatories by answer.
    7. Setting aside and striking out interrogatories.
    8. Affidavit in answer, filing.
    9. Form of affidavit in answer.
    10. No exception to be taken.
    11. Order to answer or answer further.




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