Rule 1.
Subscription and verification of pleading
In suits by or against a corporation, any pleading may be signed and verified on behalf of the corporation by the secretary or by any director, or other principal officer of the corporation who is able to depose to the facts of the case.
Rule 2.
Service on corporation
Subject to any statutory provision regulating service of process, where the suit is against a corporation, the summons may be served:—
(a)on the secretary, or on any director, or other principal officer of the corporation, or
(b)by leaving it or sending it by post addressed to the corporation at the registered office, or if there is no registered office then at the place where the corporation carries on business.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Order 29
Order XXIX regulates suits by or against corporations, prescribing that pleadings may be signed and verified by a director, secretary, or other principal officer of the corporation.
When suing on behalf of a company, attach a copy of the Board Resolution or Power of Attorney along with a specific recital that the signatory is a 'principal officer able to depose to the facts' under Order 29 Rule 1 to eliminate technical verification challenges under *United Bank of India*.