14. A copy of the order made on the hearing of a petition sealed with the seal of the Court shall be supplied by
the registrar to any party to the proceedings on payment of the prescribed fee.
Order 52
Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
1. The provisions of this Order shall remain in force until statutory provisions are made for legal aid in
connection with civil proceedings before the Court and there upon shall cease to have effect.
2. The Court or a Judge in chambers may admit a person to sue or defend in forma pauperis, except in
bankruptcy proceedings, if satisfied that his means do not permit him to employ legal aid in the prosecution of
his case and that he has reasonable ground for suing or defending, as the case may be.
3. (1) The application shall, if the Court or a Judge in chambers so directs, be accompanied by an affidavit signed
and sworn by the applicant himself stating that the applicant satisfies the requirements of rule 2 of this Order as
to his means, and setting forth all the material facts on which he relies in his desire to sue or defend,
distinguishing between those which are within his personal knowledge and those which he bases on information
and belief and in the latter case, setting forth the sources of his information and belief.
(2) If the application is, in the opinion of the Court or a Judge in chambers, worthy of consideration, it shall be
referred to a legal practitioner willing to act and unless such legal practitioner certifies that in his opinion the
applicant has a good cause of action or good ground of defence, as the case may be, the application shall be
refused.
4. Court fees payable by a person admitted to sue or defend in forma pauperis may be remitted either in whole
or in part as to the Court or Judge in chambers may seem right and a person so admitted to sue or defend shall
not, unless the Court otherwise orders, be liable to pay or be entitled to receive any costs.
5. On granting the application, the Court or a Judge in chambers may assign to the applicant any legal
practitioner willing to be so assigned and any legal practitioner so assigned shall not be discharged by the
applicant except with leave of the Court or of a Judge in chambers.
6. (1) Neither the legal practitioner whose opinion is sought nor the legal practitioner assigned to the applicant
nor any other person shall, except by leave of the Court or a Judge in chambers, take or agree to take or seek to
obtain any payment whatsoever from the applicant or any other person in connection with the application or the
action taken or defended thereunder.
(2) If the applicant pays or agrees to pay money to any person whatsoever in connection with his application or
the action taken or defended thereunder, his application shall be refused or if already granted, the order granting
it shall be rescinded.
(3) If the legal practitioner assigned to the applicant discovers that the applicant is possessed of means beyond
those stated in the affidavit, if any, he shall at once report the matter in writing to the registrar.
7. (1) The Court or a Judge in chambers may at any time revoke the order granting the application, and
thereupon the applicant shall not be entitled to the benefits of this provision in any proceedings to which the
application relates unless otherwise ordered.
(2) Neither the applicant nor the legal practitioner assigned to him shall discontinue, settle or compromise the
action without the leave of the Court or of a Judge in chambers.
8. The Court may order payment to be made to the legal practitioner assigned out of any money recovered by the
applicant or may charge in favour of the legal practitioner assigned, upon any property recovered by the
applicant, such sum as in all the circumstances may seem fit.
9. Every writ, notice or application on behalf of the applicant, except an application for the discharge of his legal
practitioner, shall be signed by his legal practitioner, who shall take care that no application or notice is made or
given without reasonable cause.