14. A copy of the order made on the hearing of a petition sealed with the seal of the Court shall be supplied by the registrar to any party to the proceedings on payment of the prescribed fee. Order 52 Proceedings in Forma Pauperis 1. The provisions of this Order shall remain in force until statutory provisions are made for legal aid in connection with civil proceedings before the Court and there upon shall cease to have effect. 2. The Court or a Judge in chambers may admit a person to sue or defend in forma pauperis, except in bankruptcy proceedings, if satisfied that his means do not permit him to employ legal aid in the prosecution of his case and that he has reasonable ground for suing or defending, as the case may be. 3. (1) The application shall, if the Court or a Judge in chambers so directs, be accompanied by an affidavit signed and sworn by the applicant himself stating that the applicant satisfies the requirements of rule 2 of this Order as to his means, and setting forth all the material facts on which he relies in his desire to sue or defend, distinguishing between those which are within his personal knowledge and those which he bases on information and belief and in the latter case, setting forth the sources of his information and belief. (2) If the application is, in the opinion of the Court or a Judge in chambers, worthy of consideration, it shall be referred to a legal practitioner willing to act and unless such legal practitioner certifies that in his opinion the applicant has a good cause of action or good ground of defence, as the case may be, the application shall be refused. 4. Court fees payable by a person admitted to sue or defend in forma pauperis may be remitted either in whole or in part as to the Court or Judge in chambers may seem right and a person so admitted to sue or defend shall not, unless the Court otherwise orders, be liable to pay or be entitled to receive any costs. 5. On granting the application, the Court or a Judge in chambers may assign to the applicant any legal practitioner willing to be so assigned and any legal practitioner so assigned shall not be discharged by the applicant except with leave of the Court or of a Judge in chambers. 6. (1) Neither the legal practitioner whose opinion is sought nor the legal practitioner assigned to the applicant nor any other person shall, except by leave of the Court or a Judge in chambers, take or agree to take or seek to obtain any payment whatsoever from the applicant or any other person in connection with the application or the action taken or defended thereunder. (2) If the applicant pays or agrees to pay money to any person whatsoever in connection with his application or the action taken or defended thereunder, his application shall be refused or if already granted, the order granting it shall be rescinded. (3) If the legal practitioner assigned to the applicant discovers that the applicant is possessed of means beyond those stated in the affidavit, if any, he shall at once report the matter in writing to the registrar. 7. (1) The Court or a Judge in chambers may at any time revoke the order granting the application, and thereupon the applicant shall not be entitled to the benefits of this provision in any proceedings to which the application relates unless otherwise ordered. (2) Neither the applicant nor the legal practitioner assigned to him shall discontinue, settle or compromise the action without the leave of the Court or of a Judge in chambers. 8. The Court may order payment to be made to the legal practitioner assigned out of any money recovered by the applicant or may charge in favour of the legal practitioner assigned, upon any property recovered by the applicant, such sum as in all the circumstances may seem fit. 9. Every writ, notice or application on behalf of the applicant, except an application for the discharge of his legal practitioner, shall be signed by his legal practitioner, who shall take care that no application or notice is made or given without reasonable cause.

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