CPC 1908 § 80 — Notice

Statutory text (English)

(1) A suit may be instituted against the Government or against a Public officer, in respect of
any act purporting to be done by such public officer in his official capacity, after the expiration of two months next
after notice in writing has been delivered to or left at the office of, —
(a) in the case of a suit against the 2[Federal Government], a Secretary to that Government;
(b) (i) in the case of a suit against the Provincial Government other than a suit relating to the
affairs of a Railway, a Secretary to that Government or the Collector of the District; and
(ii) in the case of a suit against the 3[Federal Government] relating to the affairs of a Railway,
the General Manager of the Railway concerned,
and in the case of a public officer, delivered to him or left at his office stating the cause of action, the name, description
of place of residence of the plaintiff and the relief which he claims ; and the plaint shall contain a statement that such
notice has been so delivered or left.

(2) Where any such suit is instituted without delivering or leaving such notice as aforesaid or before the
expiration of the said period of two months or where the plaint does not contain a statement that such notice has been
so delivered or left, the plaintiff shall not be entitled to any costs if settlement as regards the subject-matter of the
suit is reached or the Government or the public officer concedes the plaintiff's claim, within the period of two
months from the date of the institution of the suit:

Provided that in a suit instituted without such notice, the Court shall allow not less than three months to the
Government to submit its written statement.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.80: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 39, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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