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CPC 1908 § Appendix H, Form 4 — NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE. (GENERAL FORM)

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Statutory text (English)

(Title)
To,
WHEREAS the above-named has made application to this Court
that.
You are hereby warned to appear in this Court in person or by a pleader duly instructed on the
day of 19, at o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause against the application, failing wherein, the said application will be heard and
determined ex parte.
GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the Court, this day of 19.
Judge

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Appendix H, Form 4 (Appendix H (MISCELLANEOUS)): 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1908' (First Schedule, Appendices A-H statutory forms, pp. 185-318; printed FOURTH/FIFTH Schedule stubs omitted/repealed), p. 306, ingested 2026-09-15.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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