CPC 1908 § Order XXXVI, Rule 1 — Power to state case for Court opinion

Statutory text (English)

(1) Parties claiming to be interested in the
decision of any question of fact or law may enter into an agreement in writing stating such question
in the form of a case for the opinion of the Court, and providing that, upon the finding of the Court
with respect to such question,—
(a) a sum of money fixed by the parties or to be determined by the Court shall be
paid by one of the parties to the other of them ; or
(b) some property, movable or immovable, specified in the agreement, shall be
delivered by one of the parties to the other of them; or
(c) one or more of the parties shall do, or refrain from doing, some other particular
act specified in the agreement.

(2) Every case stated under this rule shall be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs,
and shall concisely state such facts and specify such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Court to decide the question raised thereby.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXVI, Rule 1 (SPECIAL CASE): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 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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