Every summons for the attendance of a person to give evidence or to produce a document shall specify the time and place at which he is required to attend, and also whether his attendance is required for the purpose of giving evidence or to produce a document, or for both purposes; and any particular document, which the person summoned is called on to produce, shall be described in the summons with reasonable accuracy.
Order XVI Rule 1 CPC List of witnesses and summons to witnesses
Order XVI Rule 1A CPC Production of witnesses without summons
Order XVI Rule 2 CPC Expenses of witness to be paid into Court on applying for summons
Order XVI Rule 3 CPC Tender of expenses to witness
Order XVI Rule 4 CPC Procedure where insufficient sum paid in
Order XVI Rule 5 CPC Time, place and purpose of attendance to be specified in summons
Order XVI Rule 6 CPC Summons to produce document
Order XVI Rule 7 CPC Power to require persons present in Court to give evidence or produce document
Order XVI Rule 7A CPC Summons given to the party for service
Order XVI Rule 8 CPC Summons how served
Order XVI Rule 9 CPC Time for serving summons
Order XVI Rule 10 CPC Procedure where witness fails to comply with summons