Section 4: Suit by plaint

4. Suit by plaint (1) On the application of any person who wishes to bring a suit under this Act, the clerk shall enter into a book to be kept for this purpose in his office, a plaint in writing, stating the names and the last known places of abode of the parties and the substance of the action intended to be brought. (2) Every such plaint shall be numbered in every year, according to the order in which it shall be entered, and thereupon a summons, stating the substance of the action, and bearing the number of the plaint in the margin, shall be issued under the signature of the clerk and the seal of the Court, and be served upon the defendant not later than 48 hours before the trial, which period, however, may be shortened on reasonable cause being shown. (3) No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place in any plaint or summons shall vitiate the same, where the person or place is described so as to be commonly known. [Issue 1] D12 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius