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For an ordinary suit against the Government to which section 80(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure…

Section 80(1) requires expiry of two calendar months after the written notice is duly delivered or left at the specified office. An urgent or immediate relief suit may be…

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For an ordinary suit against the Government to which section 80(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure applies, what notice period must expire after delivery of the required written notice?

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Section 80(1) requires expiry of two calendar months after the written notice is duly delivered or left at the specified office.

An urgent or immediate relief suit may be instituted without prior notice with leave under section 80(2), subject to that subsection.

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Option A

Section 80(1) measures the period in months and does not prescribe thirty days.

Option B

The prescribed period is two months rather than ninety days.

Option C

Fourteen days is not the ordinary statutory notice period.

Option D

The subsection requires expiry of two months after delivery or leaving the notice at the designated office.

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