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Section 73. Service of summons outside local limits

When a Court desires that a summons issued by it shall be served at any place outside the local limits of its jurisdiction, it shall ordinarily send such summons in duplicate to a Magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the person summoned resides or is, to be there served. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Annotations (9)
  • amendment [1] A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. ↩
  • amendment [2] the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s.2 and Sch., for “fullstop”. 3 Proviso added ibid. ↩
  • amendment [4] by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 (Order No. 4 of 1949), Art. 3 and Sch. ↩
  • annotation [5] “if so required by the serving officer” omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s.2 and Sch. ↩
  • amendment [6] the Central Laws (Statue Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”. ↩
  • annotation [7] and commas “or, in a presidency-towns, with his servant residing with him” rep. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 1951), s.3 and II Sch. ↩
  • amendment [8] the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s.2 and Sch., for “Service on servant of State or of Railway Company”. ↩
  • amendment [9] the Central Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1961 (P. O. No. 1 of 1961), Art. 2 and Sch. (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956), for “Crown”. ↩
  • amendment [10] the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s.2 and Sch., for “Railway Company”. 11 Sic. “a” is superfluous. ↩

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