CPC 91 — Public nuisances and other wrongful acts affecting the public

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Statutory text

[(1) In  the  case  of  a  public
nuisance or other wrongful act affecting, or likely to affect, the public, a suit for a declaration and injunction or for such other relief as may be appropriate in the circumstances of the case, may be instituted,—
(a) by the Advocate-General, or
(b) with the leave of the Court, by two or more persons, even though no special damage has been caused to such persons by reason of such public nuisance or other wrongful act.]
(2) Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  deemed  to  limit  or  otherwise  affect  any  right  of  suit  which  may exist independently of its provisions.

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