The question (8 marks)
Write a note on the vakalatnama, and point out how the form used in the High Court differs from the form used in the City Civil Court or the District Court. (8 marks)
MU Module II, vakalatnama; pack ch. 02, Order III rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure and section 27 of the Advocates' Welfare Fund Act 2001.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · Public Notice, Adjournment, Vakalatnama and Domestic Violence of Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing – I.
Authorities you will need
- Code of Civil Procedure 1908, Order III rule 4
- Advocates' Welfare Fund Act 2001, section 2(u)
- Advocates' Welfare Fund Act 2001, section 27
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