CPC 1908 § Appendix A, Form 5 — DEFENCE IN SUITS FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENT DRIVING

Statutory text (English)

1. The defendant denies that the carriage mentioned in the plaint was the defendant's carriage,
and that it was under the charge or control of the defendant’s servants. The carriage belonged to
of Street,1[Karachi], livery stable keepers employed by the defendant to supply
him with carriages and horses; and the person under whose charge and control the said carriage was,
was the servant of the said.
1Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 1951), s.4 and Third Sch., for “Calcutta”.
2. The defendant does not admit that the said carriage was turned out of 1[Wood Street] either
negligently, suddenly or without warning, or at a rapid or dangerous pace.
3. The defendant says the plaintiff might and could, by the exercise of reasonable care and
diligence have seen the said carriage approaching him, and avoided any collision with it.
4. The defendant does not admit the statements contained in the third paragraph of the plaint.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Appendix A, Form 5 (Appendix A (PLEADINGS)): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Appendices A-H statutory forms, pp. 185-318; printed FOURTH/FIFTH Schedule stubs omitted/repealed), p. 214, 215, ingested 2026-09-15.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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