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Under Order XXXIII rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, from which person may the State…

Order XXXIII rule 10 authorizes the State Government to recover the fees from a party whom the decree directs to pay. The amount also constitutes a first charge on the…

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Under Order XXXIII rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, from which person may the State Government recover the court fees when an indigent plaintiff succeeds?

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Order XXXIII rule 10 authorizes the State Government to recover the fees from a party whom the decree directs to pay.

The amount also constitutes a first charge on the subject matter of the suit.

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Option A

The court calculates the fees, but the officer is not made liable by rule 10.

Option B

The rule makes the amount recoverable from any party ordered by the decree to pay it.

Option C

Acting as counsel does not make the plaintiff's lawyer a party ordered to pay fees.

Option D

Custody by itself does not identify a person ordered by the decree to pay.

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