CPC 1908 § Order XLVI, Rule 1 — Reference of question to High Court

Statutory text (English)

Where, before or on the hearing of a suit or an appeal
in which the decree is not subject to appeal, or where, in the execution of any such decree, any
question of law or usage having the force of law arises, on which the Court trying the suit or appeal,
or executing the decree, entertains reasonable doubt, the Court may, either of its own motion or on the
application of any of the parties, draw up a statement of the facts of the case and the point on which
doubt is entertained, and refer such statement with its own opinion on the point for the decision of the
High Court.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XLVI, Rule 1 (REFERENCE): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 180, 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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