Order XVI Rule 5: Time, place and purpose of attendance to be specified in summons
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Every summons for the attendance of a person to give evidence or to produce a document shall specify the time and place at which he is required to attend, and also whether his attendance is required for the purpose of giving evidence or to produce a document, or for both purposes; and any particular document which the person summoned is called on to produce, shall be described in the summons with reasonable accuracy.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Order XVI Rule 4: Procedure where insufficient sum paid inOrder XVI Rule 6: Summons to produce documentOrder XVI Rule 3: Tender of expenses to witnessOrder XVI Rule 7: Power to require persons present in Court to give evidence or produce documentOrder XVI Rule 21: Rules as to witnesses to apply to parties summonedOrder XVI Rule 7A: Service of summons by parties
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