Rule 1.
Minor to sue by next friend
Every suit by a minor shall be instituted in his name by a person who in such suit shall be called the next friend of the minor.
Rule 3.
Guardian for the suit to be appointed by Court for minor defendant
(1)Where the defendant is a minor the Court, on being satisfied of the fact of his minority, shall appoint a proper person to be guardian for the suit for such minor (Guardian ad litem).
(4)No order shall be made on any application under this rule except upon notice to any guardian of the minor appointed or declared by an authority competent in that behalf, or, where there is no such guardian, upon notice to the father or other natural guardian.
Rule 7.
Agreement or compromise by next friend or guardian for the suit
(1)No next friend or guardian for the suit shall, without the leave of the Court, expressly recorded in the proceedings, enter into any agreement or compromise on behalf of a minor with reference to the suit in which he acts as next friend or guardian.
(1A)An application for leave under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the next friend or the guardian for the suit, as the case may be, and also, if the minor is represented by a pleader, by the certificate of the pleader, to the effect that the agreement or compromise proposed is, in his opinion, for the benefit of the minor.
(2)Any such agreement or compromise entered into without the leave of the Court so recorded shall be voidable against all parties other than the minor.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Order 32
Order XXXII establishes comprehensive procedural safeguards for suits by or against minors and persons of unsound mind, requiring next friends and guardians ad litem, and voiding compromises made without express leave of the court.
When settling any dispute involving a minor, file a formal Application under Order 32 Rule 7 accompanied by an Advocate's Certificate of Benefit; settling without the court's express recorded leave allows the minor to repudiate the decree upon attaining majority.