Hello friends, today we shall talk about the provisions of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 which facilitates the process of substituting the legal heirs of the deceased plaintiff or defendant.
Suppose a person instituted a civil case, and during the pendency of the said case, he/she died. In such a scenario, the case shall continue, and the legal heir of the person can be substituted. However, this can be done by filing an application under the provisions of Order 22 Rule 3 CPC, and praying before the Court that the mentioned legal heirs be substituted in place of original plaintiff.
Similarly, when a person against whom a case is filed, dies during the pendency, in such an event, he can be also substituted and the same can be done by filing an appropriate application under the provisions of Order 22 Rule 4 CPC.
The point to remember here is that the aforesaid application is to be filed within a maximum period of 3 months from the date of death or from the date of knowledge of death. In case the said application is not filed within the period of 90 days, the same shall be liable for rejection / dismissal.
I hope the information shared above will be helpful. In case of any queries, please feel free to share your views in the comment section.
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