CPC 1908 § Order V, Rule 26A — Service on civil public officer or on servant of railway company or local authority,

Statutory text (English)

in India. where the defendant is a servant (not belonging to the military, naval or air forces) of any
Government in India, or a servant of a railway company or local authority in India, the summons
together with a copy of it to be retained by the defendant shall be sent, with a request that it may be
served on the defendant,—
(a) in the case of a defendant serving in connection with the affairs of the
Government of India or a servant of a Railway in India, to the Secretary to the
Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs, and
(b) in the case of a defendant serving in connection with the affairs of any other
Government in India, or in the case of a servant of a local authority in India, to
the Home Secretary to that Government or, as the case may be, to the Home
Secretary to the Government in whose territories the local authority has its
jurisdiction.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order V, Rule 26A (ISSUE AND SERVICE OF SUMMONS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 68, 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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