Procedure on admitting plaint
Full Text
Where the Court orders that the summons be served on the defendants in the manner provided in rule 9 of Order V, it will direct the plaintiff to present as many copies of the plaint on plain paper as there are defendants within seven days from the date of such order along with requisite fee for service of summons on the defendants.
Plain English Summary
Mandates that upon admission of the plaint, the plaintiff must deposit process fees (talbana) along with plain paper copies of the plaint for each defendant within a strict statutory deadline of 7 days.
Key Legal Elements
- Strict 7-Day Statutory Window: Process fee and plaint copies must be deposited within 7 days of the summons order.
- One Copy Per Defendant: Exact plain paper copies matching the admitted plaint.
- Fatal Sanction under Rule 11(f): Failure to comply with Rule 9 empowers the court to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11(f) or dismiss under Order IX Rule 2.
Practical Note
The 7-Day Process Fee (Talbana) Trap: 1. Deadly Consequence of Delay: If the plaintiff fails to file process fees and plaint copies within 7 days, the defendant can move under Order VII Rule 11(f) for rejection of the plaint, or the court can dismiss the suit under Order IX Rule 2. 2. Curing Delay: If 7 days have passed, file process fees immediately accompanied by an 'Application under Section 148 read with Section 151 CPC for Condonation of Delay in filing Process Fee / Talbana'.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां न्यायालय यह आदेश देता है कि प्रतिवादियों पर समन की तामील आदेश 5 के नियम 9 में उपबंधित रीति से की जाए, वहां वह वादी को निर्देश देगा कि वह ऐसे आदेश की तारीख से सात दिन (7 Days) के भीतर सादे कागज पर वादपत्र की उतनी प्रतियां जितने प्रतिवादी हैं, प्रतिवादियों पर समन की तामील के लिए अपेक्षित फीस (Process Fee / Talbana) सहित प्रस्तुत करे।