CPC 1908 § Order XI, Rule 1 — Discovery by interrogatories

Statutory text (English)

In any suit the plaintiff or defendant by leave of the Court may
deliver interrogatories in writing for the examination of the opposite parties or any one or more of such
parties, and such interrogatories when delivered shall have a note at the foot thereof stating which of such
interrogatories each of such persons is required to answer:

Provided that no party shall deliver more than
one set of interrogatories to the same party without an order for that purpose:

Provided also that
interrogatories which do not relate to any matters in question in the suit shall be deemed irrelevant,
notwithstanding that they might be admissible on the oral cross-examination of a witness.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XI, Rule 1 (DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 81, 82, 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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