Code of Civil Procedure

CPC 1908 § Order XXX, Rule 3 — Service

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Statutory text (English)

Where persons are sued as partners in the name of their firm, the summons shall be
served either—
(a) upon any one or more of the partners, or
(b) at the principal place at which the partnership business is carried on within
1[Pakistan] upon any person having, at the time of service, the control or
management of the partnership business there,
as the Court may direct ; and such service shall be deemed good service upon the firm so sued, whether
all or any of the partners are within or without 1[Pakistan]:

Provided that, in the case of a partnership which has been dissolved to the knowledge of the
plaintiff before the institution of the suit, the summons shall be served upon every person within
1[Pakistan] whom it is sought to make liable.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXX, Rule 3 (SUITS BY OR AGAINST FIRMS AND PERSONS CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN NAMES OTHER THAN THEIR OWN): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 140, 141, 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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