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CPC 1908 § Order XIX, Rule 3 — Matters to which affidavit shall be confined

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Statutory text (English)

(1) Affidavits shall be confined to such
facts as the deponent is able of his own knowledge to prove, except on interlocutory applications, on
which statements of his belief may be admitted:

Provided that the grounds thereof are stated.

(2) The cost of every affidavit which shall unnecessarily set forth matter of hearsay or
argumentative matter, or copies of or extracts from documents, shall (unless the Court otherwise
directs) be paid by the party filing the same.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XIX, Rule 3 (AFFIDAVITS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 98, 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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