The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Section 79. Suits by or against Government.
1[79. Suits by or against Government.--In a suit by or against the Government, the authority to be named as plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, shall be
(a) in the case of a suit by or against the Central Government, 2[the Union of India], and
(b) in the case of a suit by or against a State Government, the State.]
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