CPC 1908 § Order XXXV, Rule 5 — Agents and tenants may not institute interpleader suits

Statutory text (English)

Nothing in this Order shall be
deemed to enable agents to sue their principals, or tenants to sue their landlords, for the purpose of
compelling them to interplead with any persons other than persons making claim through such
principals or the landlords.
Illustrations
(a) A deposits a box of jewels with B as his agent. C alleges that the jewels were wrongfully
obtained from him by A, and claims them from B. B cannot institute an interpleader-suit against A and
C.
(b) A deposits a box of jewels with B as his agent. He then writes to C for the purpose of
making the jewels a security for a debt due from himself to C. A afterwards alleges that C's debt is
satisfied, and C alleges the contrary. Both claim the jewels from B. B may institute an interpleader-suit
against A and C.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXV, Rule 5 (INTERPLEADER): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 156, 157, 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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