CPC 1908 § Order XXXII, Rule 9 — Removal of next friend

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the interest of the next friend of a minor is adverse to
that of the minor or where he is so connected with a defendant whose interest is adverse to that of
the minor as to make it unlikely that the minor's interest will be properly protected by him, or where
he does not do his duty, or, during the pendency of the suit, ceases to reside within 1[Pakistan], or for
any other sufficient cause, application may be made on behalf of the minor or by a defendant for his
removal; and the Court, if satisfied of the sufficiency of the cause assigned, may order the next friend
to be removed accordingly, and make such other order as to costs as it thinks fit.

(2) Where the next friend is not a guardian appointed or declared by an authority competent in
this behalf, and an application is made by a guardian so appointed or declared, who desires to be
himself appointed in the place of the next friend, the Court shall remove, the next friend unless it
considers, for reasons to be recorded by it, that the guardian ought not to be appointed the next friend
of the minor, and shall thereupon appoint the applicant to be next friend in his place upon such terms
as to the costs already incurred in the suit as it thinks fit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXII, Rule 9 (SUITS BY OR AGAINST MINORS AND PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 144, 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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