CPC 1908 § Order XXII, Rule 9 — Effect of dismissal

Statutory text (English)

(1) When a suit is dismissed under rule 8, no fresh suit shall be
brought on the same cause of action.

(2) Any person claiming to be the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or defendant or
the assignee or the receiver in the case of an insolvent plaintiff may apply to the Court for setting aside
any order made or judgment pronounced by it in his absence; and if it is proved that he was prevented
by any sufficient cause from continuing the suit or defending the suit, as the case may be, the Court
shall set aside the order or the judgment,upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as it thinks fit.].
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(3) The provisions of section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1908, (IX of 1908) shall apply to
applications under sub-rule

(2).].

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXII, Rule 9 (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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