Procedure where indigent person fails
Full Text
Where the plaintiff fails in the suit or the permission granted to him to sue as an indigent person has been withdrawn, or where the suit is withdrawn or dismissed,—
(a) because the summons for the defendant to appear and answer has not been served upon him in consequence of the failure of the plaintiff to pay the court-fee or postal charges chargeable for such service or to present copies of the plaint or concise statement, or
(b) because the plaintiff does not appear when the suit is called on for hearing,
the Court shall order the plaintiff, or any person added as a co-plaintiff to the suit, to pay the court-fees which would have been paid by the plaintiff if he had not been permitted to sue as an indigent person.
Plain English Summary
Directs the court, where an indigent plaintiff loses the suit, withdraws it, suffers dismissal for non-prosecution, or has permission revoked, to order the plaintiff or co-plaintiff to pay the full deferred court fees.
Key Legal Elements
- Failure Events: Suit dismissed on merits, permission withdrawn under Rule 9, dismissed for default (Rule 11(b)), or dismissed for non-service (Rule 11(a)).
- Mandatory Order: 'Court shall order the plaintiff... to pay the court-fees'.
- Co-Plaintiff Liability: Joint and several liability on added co-plaintiffs.
Practical Note
Cost Exposure on Withdrawing Indigent Suits: An indigent plaintiff cannot escape court fee liability by simply abandoning or withdrawing the suit under Order XXIII Rule 1. Under Rule 11, the court is legally required to order the plaintiff to pay the deferred court fee, which will be recovered by the Collector under Rule 14.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां वादी वाद में असफल हो जाता है अथवा उसे निर्धन व्यक्ति के रूप में वाद लाने के लिए दी गई अनुज्ञा वापस ले ली गई है, अथवा जहां वाद वापस ले लिया जाता है या खारिज कर दिया जाता है—
(क) इसलिए कि प्रतिवादी पर उपसंजात होने और उत्तर देने के लिए समन की तामील ऐसी तामील के लिए प्रभार्य न्यायालय-फीस या डाक-प्रभार देने में अथवा वादपत्र या संक्षिप्त विवरण की प्रतियां प्रस्तुत करने में वादी के असफल रहने के परिणामस्वरूप नहीं हुई है, अथवा
(ख) इसलिए कि जब वाद सुनवाई के लिए पुकारा जाता है तब वादी उपस्थित नहीं होता है,
वहां न्यायालय वादी को, अथवा वाद में सह-वादी के रूप में जोड़े गए किसी व्यक्ति को, उस न्यायालय-फीस का संदाय करने का आदेश देगा जो वादी द्वारा संदत्त की गई होती यदि उसे निर्धन व्यक्ति के रूप में वाद लाने की अनुज्ञा न दी गई होती।