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Civil law governs disputes involving private rights, including contracts, property, family relations, torts and compensation. The subject explains breach of duty, civil liability, damages, specific relief, injunctions and other remedies, while distinguishing private claims between individuals from criminal proceedings brought to punish offences against the state.
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- A. Trustee
- B. Original owner
- C. Depend upon court is discretion
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A trustee holds and represents trust property in a legal capacity, so a suit by a third person concerning that property is ordinarily…
Correct answer: Trustee- A. Order XXX, of C.P.C
- B. Order XXXI, of C.P.C
- C. None of the above
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXXI deals with suits by or against trustees, executors and administrators, who litigate in their representative capacities.
Correct answer: Order XXXI, of C.P.C- A. Their own names
- B. The name of firm
- C. Depends upon courts discretion
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Partners sued in the firm’s name must appear individually, but after appearance the proceedings continue in the firm’s name.
Correct answer: The name of firm- A. 3
- B. 6
- C. 10
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXX contains 10 rules governing suits by or against firms and persons carrying on business in names other than their own.
Correct answer: 10- A. O. XXIX, Rule 1
- B. O. XXIX, Rule 3
- C. O. XXX, Rule 3
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXIX, Rule 3 empowers the Court to require the personal appearance of a corporation’s secretary, director, or principal officer at…
Correct answer: O. XXIX, Rule 3- A. Secretary or director of the corporation
- B. Principal officer of the corporation
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXIX, Rule 1 permits pleadings to be signed and verified for a corporation by its secretary, director, or other principal officer…
Correct answer: Both (a) and (b)- A. O. XXVIII
- B. O. XXIX
- C. O. XXX
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXIX of the Code of Civil Procedure specifically governs suits by or against corporations.
Correct answer: O. XXIX- A. 3
- B. 6
- C. 9
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXVIII contains three rules dealing with suits by or against military personnel.
Correct answer: 3- A. Concerned party
- B. Law officer of the Provincial or Federal Government
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: For the relevant constitutional or governmental question, a commission may be sought by a concerned party or by the law officer of the…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. In persons
- B. Through agent or pleader
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Under the commission procedure, parties may appear before the Commissioner personally or through an authorised agent or pleader.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. A Patwari
- B. A Tehsildar
- C. Any person which it deems fit
- D. None of the these
Explanation: For partition, the Court may appoint any person it considers suitable as a local commissioner; the rule is not confined to a Patwari or…
Correct answer: Any person which it deems fit- A. Issue commission
- B. Issue a letter of request
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: When a necessary witness is outside Pakistan, the Court may obtain evidence through a commission or issue a letter of request, depending…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. 15
- B. 20
- C. 22
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXVI runs through Rule 22, covering commissions for examining witnesses, local investigations, accounts, partition and related…
Correct answer: 22- A. Dismissed
- B. Continued
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Under Order XXV, failure by the plaintiff to furnish security for costs within the time fixed by the Court normally results in dismissal…
Correct answer: Dismissed- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXV contains two rules: Rule 1 concerns security for costs by a plaintiff residing outside Pakistan or lacking sufficient immovable…
Correct answer: 2- A. Before issuance of defendant
- B. After inssuance of notice
- C. None of the above
- D. None of the these
Explanation: When the defendant deposits money in Court and notice is given to the plaintiff, interest is not allowed for the period after service of…
Correct answer: After inssuance of notice- A. Affidavits
- B. Written permission
- C. Consent
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A plaintiff may abandon a suit or part of a claim, but where there are several plaintiffs, the consent of the other plaintiffs is…
Correct answer: Consent- A. 4,
- B. 8,
- C. 12,
- D. None of the these
Explanation: In the Pakistani CPC text, Order XXIII contains Rules 1 to 4, dealing with withdrawal, limitation, compromise and proceedings in…
Correct answer: 4,- A. The Court as provided in O. XXII, R. 5, of C.P.C
- B. The relevant parties as provided in O. XXII, R. 5, of C.P.C
- C. The heirs of the deceased as provided in O. XXII, R. 5, of C.P.C
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XXII Rule 5 directs the Court to determine disputes about whether a person is the legal representative of a deceased party.
Correct answer: The Court as provided in O. XXII, R. 5, of C.P.C- A. Judgment debtor
- B. Court
- C. Collector
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Under Order XXI Rule 72, a decree-holder cannot bid at a sale in execution of the decree without the permission of the Court.
Correct answer: Court