Suit to be commenced by plaint

¹[(1) Every suit shall be instituted by presenting a plaint to the Court or such officer as it appoints in this behalf a plaint together with as many true copies of the plaint as there are defendants for service of summons upon such defendants.

(1a) The Court fees chargeable for service of summons shall be paid in the case of suits when the plaint is filed, and in the case of all other proceedings when process is applied for.

(1b) A plaintiff shall file, along with the plaint, for each defendant a copy of the summons along with a pre-paid registered acknowledgment due cover with complete and correct address of the defendant written on it.]

(2) Every plaint shall comply with the rules contained in Orders VI and VII, so far as they are applicable.

¹ Sub-rules (1), (1a) and (1b) were substituted, for sub-rule (1) by section 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XLVIII of 1983).