Rule 1.
Process to be served at expense of party issuing
(1)Every process issued under this Code shall be served at the expense of the party on whose behalf it is issued, unless the Court otherwise directs.
(2)The Court-fee chargeable for such service shall be paid within such time as may be fixed.
Rule 2.
Orders and notices how served
All orders, notices and other documents required by this Code to be given to or served on any person shall be served in the manner provided for the service of summons.
Rule 3.
Use of forms in appendices
The forms given in the appendices, with such variation as the circumstances of each case may require, shall be used for the respective purposes therein mentioned.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Order 48
Order XLVIII governs miscellaneous process administration, mandating the use of statutory forms in the First Schedule and regulating the service of process at the expense of the requesting party.
Draft all execution warrants, precepts, and sale proclamations strictly in conformity with the statutory templates in Appendix E to the First Schedule pursuant to Order 48 Rule 1.