CPC 1908 § Order XXII, Rule 8 — When plaintiff’s insolvency bars suit

Statutory text (English)

(1) The insolvency of a plaintiff in any suit which
the assignee or receiver might maintain for the benefit of his creditors, shall not cause the suit to abate,
unless such assignee or receiver declines to continue the suit or (unless for any special reason the Court
otherwise directs) to give security for the costs thereof within such time as the Court may direct.

(2) Procedure where assignee fails to continue suit or give security. Where the assignee or
receiver neglects or refuses to continue the suit and to give such security within the time so ordered,
the defendant may apply for the dismissal of the suit on the ground of the plaintiff's insolvency, and
the Court may make an order dismissing the suit and awarding to the defendant the costs which he has
incurred in defending the same to be proved as a debt against the plaintiff's estate.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXII, Rule 8 (DEATH, MARRIAGE AND INSOLVENCY OF PARTIES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 128, 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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