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    12. State Government may apply for payment of court-fees.—The 1[State Government] shall have
the right at any time to apply to the Court to make an order for the payment of court-fees under rule 10,
rule 11 or 2[rule 11A].
     13. State Government to be deemed a party.—All matters arising between the 1[State Government]
and any party to the suit under rule 10, rule 11, 2[rule 11A] or rule 12 shall be deemed to be questions
arising between the parties to the suit within the meaning of section 47.
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    [14. Recovery of amount of court-fees.—Where an order is made under rule 10, rule 11 or rule
11A, the court shall forthwith cause a copy of the decree or order to be forwarded to the Collector who
may, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, recover the amount of court-fees specified therein
from the person or property liable for the payment as if it were an arrear or land revenue.]
    15. Refusal to allow applicant to sue as 4[an indigent person] to bar subsequent application of
like nature.—An order refusing to allow the applicant to sue as 4[an indigent person] shall be a bar to any
subsequent application of the like nature by him in respect of the same right to sue; but the applicant shall
be at liberty to institute a suit in the ordinary manner in respect of such right;
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     [provided that the plaint shall be rejected if he does not pay, either at the time of the institution of the
suit or within such time thereafter as the Court may allow,] the costs (if any) incurred by
the 1[State Government] and by the opposite party in opposing his application for leave to sue
as 4[an indigent person].
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     [15A. Grant of time for payment of court-fee.—Nothing contained in rule 5, rule 7 or rule 15 shall
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prevent a Court, while rejecting an application under rule 5 or refusing an application under rule 7, from
granting time to the applicant to pay the requisite court-fee within such time as may be fixed by the Court
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or extended by it from time to time; and upon such payment and on payment of the costs referred to
in 7*** rule 15 within that time, the suit shall be deemed to have been instituted on the date on which the
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application for permission to sue as an indigent person was presented.]
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     16. Costs.—The costs of an application for permission to sue as 4[an indigent person] and of an
inquiry into indigency shall be costs in the suit.
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     [17. Defence by an indigent person.—Any defendant, who desire to plead a set-off or
counter-claim, may be allowed to set up such claim as an indigent person, and the rules contained in this
Order shall so far as may be, apply to him as if he were a plaintiff and his written statement were a plaint.
     18. Power of Government to provide for free legal services to indigent persons.—(1) Subject to
the provisions of this Order, the Central or State Government may make such supplementary provisions
as it thinks fit for providing free legal services to those who have been permitted to sue as indigent
persons.
     (2) The High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules for
carrying out the supplementary provisions made by the Central or State Government for providing free
legal services to indigent persons referred to in sub-rule (1), and such rules may include the nature and
extent of such legal services, the conditions under which they may be made available, the matters in
respect of which, and the agencies through which, such services may be rendered.]




 1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Provincial Government” which had been subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Government”.
 2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “or rule 11”.
 3. Subs. by Act 104 of 1976, s. 2 for the rule 14.
 4. Subs. by s. 81, ibid., for “pauper” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
 5. Subs. by s. 81, ibid., for “provided that he first pays” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
 6. Ins. by Act 104 of 1976, s. 81. (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
 7. Omitted by Act 19 of 1988, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.
 8. Ins. by s. 81, ibid. (w.e.f. .1-2-1977).

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