Praecipe?

By Vijay Kumar

WEBSTER'S dictionary defines praecipe as - (1) any of various legal writs commanding a person to do something or to appear and show cause why he or she should not, (2) a written order requesting a clerk or prothonotary of a court to issue a writ and specifying the contents of the writ.

Rule 933 of the Bombay High Court Rules reads as:

933. Withdrawal of Caveat - A caveat may be withdrawn by the party on whose behalf it has been entered, but the praecipe to withdraw the caveat shall, unless otherwise permitted by the Prothonotary and Senior Master, be signed by the person who signed the praecipe for entering the caveat.