A suit instituted by a minor or a lunatic without a next friend under Order XXXII Rule 2 of CPC the ...........

Civil Procedure Code (CPC) 1908 Miscellaneous Provisions

A suit instituted by a minor or a lunatic without a next friend, under Order XXXII, Rule 2 of CPC, the same is liable to be:

struck of

stayed

proceeded with in ordinary course

proceeded with if the defendant consents.

- Option 1: struck off.

- A suit by a minor or lunatic without a next friend may be dismissed.

- It is due to lack of legal standing without a representative.

- Option 2: stayed.

- Staying the suit pauses proceedings temporarily.

- It doesn't resolve the issue of improper representation.

- Option 3: proceeded with in ordinary course.

- Proceedings continue as usual.

- This is unlikely without proper representation for a minor or lunatic.

- Option 4: proceeded with if the defendant consents.

- Defendant's consent doesn't address the absence of a next friend.

- Legal requirements still unmet.

Option 1: struck off, is the correct choice.

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