CPC 1908 § Order XLI, Rule 18 — Dismissal of appeal where notice not served in consequences of appellant’s failure to

Statutory text (English)

deposit costs. Where on the day fixed, or on any other day to which the hearing may be adjourned, it
is found that the notice to the respondent has not been served in consequence of the failure of the
appellant to deposit, within the period fixed, the sum required to defray the cost of serving the notice,
the Court may make an order that the appeal be dismissed:

Provided that no such order shall be made although the notice has not been served upon the
respondent, if on any such day the respondent appears when the appeal is called on for hearing.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XLI, Rule 18 (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. 169, 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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