(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 15, every pleading in a commercial dispute shall be verified by an affidavit in the manner and form prescribed in the Appendix to this Schedule.
(2) An affidavit under sub-rule (1) above shall be signed by the party or by one of the parties to the proceedings, or by any other person on behalf of such party or parties who is proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be acquainted with the facts of the case and who is duly authorised by such party or parties.
(3) Where a pleading is amended, the amendments must be verified in the form and manner referred to in sub-rule (1) unless the Court orders otherwise.
(4) Where a pleading is not verified in the manner provided under sub-rule (1), the party shall not be permitted to rely on such pleading as evidence or any of the matters set out therein.
(5) The Court may strike out a pleading which is not verified by a Statement of Truth, namely, the affidavit set out in the Appendix to this Schedule.
Order VI Rule 12 CPC Implied contract, or relation
Order VI Rule 13 CPC Presumptions of law
Order VI Rule 14 CPC Pleading to be signed
Order VI Rule 14A CPC Address for service of notice
Order VI Rule 15 CPC Verification of pleadings
Order VI Rule 15A CPC Verification of pleadings in a commercial dispute
Order VI Rule 16 CPC Striking out pleadings