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Definition :

Sue, mean 'to sue' signify not only 'to prosecute' but also 'to defend' or 'to do something' which the law requires for the better prosecution or defence of the cause, Haroodhone v. Usha Charan, 1955 Cal 292.

Sue, to prosecute by law, to claim a civil right by means of legal procedure.

To institute a lawsuit against another party, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1446.

The word 'sue' in s. 176 of the Government of India Act, 1935 meant the enforcement of a claim or a civil right by means of legal proceedings and was wide enough to include an application for a writ of certiorari, Province of Bombay v. Kusaldas S. Advani, AIR 1950 SC 222: (1950) SCR 621.