CPC 1908 § Order XXXIX, Rule 9 — When party may be put in immediate possession of land the subject-matter of suit.

Statutory text (English)

Where land paying revenue to Government, or a tenure liable to sale, is the subject matter of a suit, if
the party in possession of such land or tenure neglects to pay the Government revenue, or the rent due
to the proprietor of the tenure, as the case may be, and such land or tenure is consequently ordered to
be sold, any other party to the sui tclaiming to have an interest in such land or tenure may, upon
payment of the revenue or rent due previously to the sale (and with or without security at the discretion
of the Court), be put in immediate possession of the land or tenure;
and the Court in its decree may award against the defaulter the amount so paid, with interest
thereon at such rate as the Court thinks fit, or may charge the amount so paid, with interest thereon at
such rate as the Court orders, in any adjustment of accounts which may be directed in the decree passed
in the suit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXIX, Rule 9 (TEMPORARY INJUNCTIONS AND INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 164, 165, 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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