Legal Literacy - This article discusses the parties that can be representatives in civil cases. Want to know who they are? Let's look at the explanation below.

Who Can Act as a Representative Party in Civil Cases

According to the HIR and RBg systems, proceedings in the District Court can be carried out directly or indirectly.

If the proceedings are indirect, the parties in the case can delegate their case to another party, namely the recipient of the power of attorney.

Representation in civil cases or granting power of attorney is regulated in Article 123 HIR and Article 147 RBg. According to these provisions, the parties in the case can grant power of attorney to other people with a special power of attorney (special authorization), while for the plaintiff it can also be done by including the granting of power of attorney in the lawsuit letter.

M. Yahya Harahap, argues that the person acting as the plaintiff must be someone who truly has the correct position and capacity according to the law. Acting incorrectly and wrongly as a plaintiff results in the lawsuit containing formal defects. The formal defect that arises from the error or mistake in acting as the plaintiff is what is called error in persona.

A plaintiff without capacity is a party who actually has no connection with the case in which a right has been violated, or the party does not suffer a loss…