CPC 1908 § Order I, Rule 8 — One person may sue or defend on behalf of all in same interest

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where there are
numerous persons having the same interest in one suit, one or more of such persons may, with the
permission of the Court, sue or be sued, or may defend, in such suit, on behalf of or for the benefit
of all persons so interested. But the Court shall in such case give, at the plaintiff's expense, notice of
the institution of the suit to all such persons either by personal service or, where from the number of
persons or any other cause such service is not reasonably practicable, by public advertisement, as the
Court in each case may direct.

(2) Any person on whose behalf or for whose benefit a suit is instituted or defended under sub-
rule

(1) may apply to the Court to be made a party to such suit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order I, Rule 8 (PARTIES TO SUITS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 58, 59, 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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