CPC 1908 § Order XXVI, Rule 9 — Commissions to make local investigations

Statutory text (English)

In any suit in which the Court deems a local
investigation to be requisite or proper for the purpose of elucidating any matter in dispute, or of
ascertaining the market value of any property, or the amount or any mesne profits or damages or annual
net profits, the Court may issue a commission to such person as it thinks fit directing him to make such
investigation and to report thereon to the Court:

Provided that, where the 1[Provincial Government] has made rules as to the person to whom
such commission shall be issued, the Court shall be bound by such rules.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXVI, Rule 9 (COMMISSIONS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 133, 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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