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Central Act · India · PART IV — Suits in Particular Cases

Section 79 CPC Suits by or against Government

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Edition: User-supplied Law Library CPC page, attributed to India Code as on 10 January 2026; retrieved 6 November 2026

1[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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