Order XXXIII Rule 9: Dispaupering

The Court may, on the application of the defendant, or of the Government pleader, of which seven day’s clear notice in writing has been given to the plaintiff, order the plaintiff to be dispaupered (a) if he is guilty of vexatious or improper conduct in the course of the suit; (b) if it appears that his means are such that he ought not to continue to sue as a pauper; or (c) if he has entered into any agreement with reference to the subject matter of the suit under which any other person has obtained an interest in such subject matter.

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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