CPC 1908 § Order XXX, Rule 4 — Right of suit on death of partner

Statutory text (English)

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 45
of the Contract Act, 1872 (IX of 1872), where two or more persons may sue or be sued in the name of
a firm under the foregoing provisions and any of such persons dies, whether before the institution or
during the pendency of any suit, it shall not be necessary to join the legal representative of the deceased
as a party to the suit.

(2) Nothing in sub-rule

(1) shall limit or otherwise affect any right which the legal
representative of the deceased may have—
(a) to apply to be made a party to the suit, or
(b) to enforce any claim against the survivor or survivors.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXX, Rule 4 (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. 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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