3. Application of rule 14 of Order XLI.—Reference in sub-rule (4) of rule 14 of Order XLI to the Court of first instance shall, in the case of an appeal from an appellate decree or order, be construed as a reference to the Court to which the appeal was preferred from the original decree or order.]
Order XLII Rule 3 CPC: Application of rule 14 of Order XLL
Bare Act text
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 simple words
In an appeal from an appellate decree or order, a reference in rule 14(4) of Order XLI to the Court of first instance is read as a reference to the Court to which the appeal was preferred from the original decree or order.