Section 79
Suits by or against Government.
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature.
1[79. Suits by or against Government.--In a suit by or against the Government, the authority to be
named as plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, shall be
(a) in the case of a suit by or against the Central Government, 2[the Union of India], and
(b) in the case of a suit by or against a State Government, the State.]
(a) in the case of a suit by or against the Central Government, 2[the Union of India], and
(b) in the case of a suit by or against a State Government, the State.]
Notes
1. Subs by the A.O. 1948, for s. 79.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Dominion of India".
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Dominion of India".