First Schedule — Order XXVIII: Suits by or Against Military or Naval Men or Airmen

Order 28 Rule 2 — Person so authorised may act personally or appoint pleader

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Free to read

Any person authorised by an officer, [soldier [, sailor] or airman] to prosecute or defend a suit in his stead may prosecute or defend it in person in the same manner as the officer, [soldier [, sailor] or airman] could do if present; or he may appoint a pleader to prosecute or defend the suit on behalf of such officer, [soldier [, sailor] or airman].