Act Number: 5

Act Name: The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Year: 1908

Enactment Date: 1908-03-21

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 79: Suits by or against Government.
    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.]
Notes:
1. Subs by the A.O. 1948, for s. 79.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Dominion of India".
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