CPC 1908 § Order XXXII, Rule 12 — Course to be followed by minor plaintiff or applicant on attaining majority

Statutory text (English)

(1) A
minor plaintiff or a minor not a party to a suit on whose behalf an application is pending shall, on
attaining majority, elect whether he will proceed with the suit or application.

(2) Where he elects to proceed with the suit or application, he shall apply for an order
discharging the next friend and for leave to proceed in his own name.

(3) The title of the suit or application shall in such case may be corrected so as to read
henceforth thus:—
“A. B., late a minor, by C.D., his next friend, but now having attained majority.”

(4) Where he elects to abandon the suit or application, he shall, if a sole plaintiff or sole
applicant, apply for an order to dismiss the suit or application on repayment of the costs incurred by
the defendant or opposite party or which may have been paid by his next friend.

(5) Any application under this rule may be made ex parte: but no order discharging a next
friend and permitting a minor plaintiff to proceed in his own name shall be made without notice to the
next friend.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXII, Rule 12 (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. 145, 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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