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All other plaints shall be lodged with such officer as the Prothonotary and Senior Master may direct."

22. A conjoint reading of the aforesaid provisions makes it explicitly clear that institution of the suit shall be by the presentation of the plaint. Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 1 of Order IV mandates that every plaint shall comply with the Rules contained in Order VI and VII wherever applicable. Sub-rule (3) of Rule 1 further emphasises the necessity of compliance by a negative declaration that no plaint shall be deemed to be duly instituted unless it complies with the requirements specified in Sub-rule (1) and (2). Rule 2 of Order 4 envisages a Register of Civil Suits containing entries of the plaint which are admitted. This implies that only those suits which are duly instituted merit registration in the register of suits.