Save as otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force, every pleading shall be varied at the foot by the party or by one of the parties pleading or by some other person proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be acquainted with the facts of the case.
The person verifying shall specify, by reference to the numbered paragraphs of the pleading, what he verifies of his own knowledge and what he verifies upon information received and believed to be true.
The verification shall be signed by the person making it and shall state the date on which and the place at which it was signed.
[ The person verifying the pleading shall also furnish an affidavit in support of his pleadings.] [Inserted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1999, Section 16 (w.e.f. 1.7.2002).]
15A. Verification of pleadings in a commercial dispute—
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
High Court Amendments-[Bombay].-In Order VI, rule 15, substitute a colon for the full stop at the end of sub-rule (1) and add thereafter the following proviso: "Provided that in respect of pleadings to be filed in the Bombay City Civil Court such verification shall, within the local jurisdiction of the Court, be made before one of the officers of the said Court empowered to administer oath, and elsewhere, before any officer mentioned in section 139 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908."-(1-10-1983). [Orissa].-Same as that of Patna-(w.e.f. 27-9-1961). [Patna].-For sub-rule (1), substitute the following: "Save as otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force, the facts stated in every pleading shall be verified by solemn affirmation or on oath of the party or of one of the parties pleading or of some other person proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be acquainted with the facts of the case, before any officer empowered to administer oath under section 139 of the Code."-(27-9-1961).