Code of Civil Procedure and Limitation Act
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University · LL.B. Semester 3 · LLB 207
Unit I — Introduction
a. Definitions: Decree, Judgement, Order, Foreign Court, Foreign Judgement, Mesne-Profits, Affidavit, Suit, Plaint, Written Statement · b. Important Concepts: Res Sub-Judice, Resjudicata, Restitution, Caveat, Inherent Powers of Courts · c. Execution of Judgement and Decree
Unit II — Initial Stepsina Suit
a. Jurisdiction and Place of Suing · b. Institution of Suit · c. Pleadings: Meaning, Object, Generalrules, Amendment of Pleadings · d. Plaintand Written Statement · e. Appearance and Non-Appearance of Parties · f. Discovery and Inspection
- Cause of action and jurisdiction and its kind
- Place of suing
- Institution of a suit (Order IV and V)
- Pleadings, plaint and written statement (Order VI- Order VIII)
- Appearance of parties and consequence of non-appearance (Order IX)
- Examination of Parties, Interrogatories, Discovery and inspection, Admissions, documents
Unit III — Interim Orders
a. Commissions · b. Receiver · c. Temporary Injunctions · d. Summary Procedure · e. Suits by Indigent persons · f. Inter-pleader Suit
Unit IV — Appeal, Reference, Review, Revision and Limitation Act, 1963
a. Appeals from Original Decree · b. Appeals from Appellate Decrees · c. General Provisions relating to Appeals · d. Reference to High Court · e. Review · f. Revision · g. Limitation Act i. Procedural Law: Section 5 Condonation of Delay, Section 6-9 Legal Disability, Section 14- 15 Exclusion of Time of Proceeding in Good Faith in Wrong Court, Section 18-19 Acknowledgement ii. Substantive Law: Section 25 Law of Prescription and Section 27 Adverse Possession, Section 29 Saving Clause