Code of Civil Procedure

CPC 1908 § Order XLI, Rule 2 — Grounds which may be taken in appeal

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Statutory text (English)

The appellant shall not, except by leave of the
Court, urge or be heard in support of any ground of objection not set forth in the memorandum of
appeal; but the Appellate Court, in deciding the appeal, shall not be confined to the grounds of
objection set forth in the memorandum of appeal or taken by leave of the Court under this rule:

Provided that the Court shall not rest its decision on any other ground unless the party who may
be affected thereby has had a sufficient opportunity of contesting the case on that ground.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XLI, Rule 2 (APPEALS FROM ORIGINAL DECREES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 166, 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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