CPC 1908 § Order XXXVI, Rule 5 — Hearing and disposal of case

Statutory text (English)

(1) The case shall be set down for hearing as a suit instituted
in the ordinary manner, and the provisions of this Code shall apply to such suits so far as the same are
applicable.

(2) Where the Court is satisfied, after examination of the parties or after taking such evidence
as it thinks fit,—
(a) that the agreement was duly executed by them,
(b) that they have a bona fide interest in the question stated therein, and
(c) that the same is fit to be decided,
it shall proceed to pronounce judgement thereon, in the same way as in an ordinary suit, and upon the
judgement so pronounced a decree shall follow.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXVI, Rule 5 (SPECIAL CASE): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 158, 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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