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2001 (5) TMI 882 - SC - Companies LawWhether the first respondent, a limited company is entitled to sue as an indigent person under Order 33, rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure? Held that:- Appeal dismissed. The word "person" has to be given its meaning in the context in which it is used. It refers to a person who is capable of filing a suit and this being a benevolent provision, it is to be given an extended meaning. Therefore, we are of the view that a public limited company, which is otherwise entitled to maintain a suit as a legal person, can very well maintain an application under Order 33, rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure. We hold that the word "person" mentioned in Order 33 includes not only a natural person but other juridical persons also.
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