Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Order [unless otherwise expressly provided] "Government" and [Government pleader] mean respectively-- (a) in relation to any suit by or against [x x x x] the Central Government, or against a public officer in the service of that Government, the Central Government and such pleader as that Government may appoint whether generally or specially for the purposes of this Order; [(b) x x x x] (c) in relation to any suit by or against a State Government, or against a public officer in the service of a State, the State Government and the Government pleader [as defined in clause (7) of Section 2] or such other pleader as the State Government may appoint, whether generally or specially, for the purposes of this Order.] Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown pleader". Inserted by the A.O. 1950. The words "Secretary of State or" omitted by the A.O. 1948. Clause (b) omitted by the A.O. 1948.