CPC 1908 § Order XL, Rule 1 — Appointment of recievers

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where it appears to the Court to be just and convenient,
the court may by order—
(a) appoint a receiver of any property, whether before or after decree;
(b) remove any person from the possession or custody of the property;
(c) commit the same to the possession, custody or management of the receiver; and
(d) confer upon the receiver all such powers, as to bringing and defending suits and
for the realization, management, protection, preservation and improvement of
the property, the collection of the rents and profits thereof, the application and
disposal of such rents and profits, and the execution of documents as the owner
himself has, or such of those powers as the Court thinks fit.

(2) Nothing in this rule shall authorise the Court to remove from the possession or custody of
property any person whom any party to the suit has not present right so to remove.

Source and verification

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