Section 26: Institution of suits.

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Central Act · Act 5 of 1908

[(1)] Every suit shall be instituted by the presentation of a plaint or in such other manner as may be prescribed.

[(2) In every plaint, facts shall be proved by affidavit.]

*[Provided that such an affidavit shall be in the form and manner as prescribed under Order VI of Rule 15A.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Section	26
Marginal note	Institution of suits.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	2

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

renumbered, Act 46 of 1999. . S. 26 renumbered as sub-section (1) by Act 46 of 1999, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).
inserted, Act 4 of 2016. . Ins by s. 3, ibid., (w.e.f. 1-7-2002). * Shall be applicable to commercial disputes of a specified value by Act 4 of 2016, s. 16 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 23-10-2015).

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