1. Suits by or against Government.—In any suit by or against [the Government], the plaint or written statement shall be signed by such person as the Government may, by general or special order, appoint in this behalf, and shall be verified by any person whom the Government may so appoint and who is acquainted with the facts of the case.
Amendment notes
Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In a suit by or against the Government, the plaint or written statement must be signed by a person the Government appoints for the purpose by general or special order, and verified by a person so appointed who is acquainted with the facts of the case. This rule fixes who may sign and verify pleadings on behalf of the Government.