LawgistThe Code of Civil Procedure
79Suits 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.]
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1. Subs by the A.O. 1948, for s. 79.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Dominion of India".
SUITS BY OR AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC OFFICERS IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY
