CPC 1908 § Order III, Rule 4 — Appointment of pleader

Statutory text (English)

(1) No pleader shall act for any person in any Court, unless he
has been appointed for the purpose by such person by a document in writing signed by such person or
by his recognized agent or by some other person duly authorized by or under a power-of-attorney to
make such appointment.

(2) Every such appointment shall be filed in Court and shall be deemed to be in force until
determined with the leave of the Court by a writing signed by the client or the pleader, as the case may
be, and filed in Court, or until the client or the pleader dies, or until all proceedings in the suit are
ended so far as regards the client.

(3) For the purposes of sub-rule

(2) an application for review of judgment, an application under
section 144 or section 152 of this Code, any appeal from any decree or order in the suit and any
application or act for the purpose of obtaining copies of documents or return of documents produced
or filed in the suit or of obtaining refund of monies paid into the Court in connection with the suit shall
be deemed to be proceedings in the suit.

(4) The High Court may, by general order, direct that, where the person by whom a pleader is
appointed is unable to write his name, his mark upon the document appointing the pleader shall be
attested by such person and in such manner as may be specified by the order.

(5) No pleader who has been engaged for the purpose of pleading only shall plead on behalf of
any party, unless he has filed in Court a memorandum of appearance signed by himself and stating—
(a) the names of the parties to the suit,
(b) the name of the party for whom he appears, and
(c) the name of the person by whom he is authorized to appear:

Provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall apply to any pleader engaged to plead on behalf of
any party by any other pleader who has been duly appointed to act in Court on behalf of such party.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order III, Rule 4 (RECOGNIZED AGENTS AND PLEADERS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 61, 62, 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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