Civil Procedure Code

Unit 1 — Civil Procedure Code

Preliminary · Suits in general · Parties to suits · Pleadings · Appearance of parties and setting aside ex-parte decrees · Examination of parties · Admissions · Production, impounding and return of documents · Settlement of issues and disposal of suits · Adjournments · Hearing of the suit and examination of witnesses · Affidavits · Commissions · Judgment and decree · Execution · Arrest and attachment before judgment · Appointment of Receiver · Temporary injunctions and interlocutory orders · Death, marriage and insolvency of parties · Supplemental proceedings · Suits in particular cases · Special Proceedings : Arbitration & Special Case · Public nuisances and public charities · Appeals · Reference, review and revision · Special provisions relating to some High Courts · Chartered High Courts · Rules · Miscellaneous 2 The Limitation Act, 1963 1 25

• Definitions
• Concepts: Res-sub judice, Res judicata, set off, counterclaim
• Essentials of a suit
• Cause of action and jurisdiction and its kind
• Place of suing
• Parties to a suit (Order I –Order III)
• 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
• Framing of issues, Disposal (Order XIV, XV)
• Trial, Summons, Hearing of suit, evidence, judgment and decree and costs (Order V, Order XVI-Order XXA)
• Withdrawal and adjustment of suits (Order XXIII)
• Special suits — Orders XXVII to XXXIV
• Meaning of execution
• Mode of execution and stay of execution (Order XXI)
• Arrest, detention and attachment (Order XXI and XXXVIII)
• Incidental proceeding, Payment into court, security costs and commissions (Orders XXIV
• Interim orders, Temporary injunction (Order. XXXIX)
• Interpleader, Special case and Summary procedure (Order XXXV, XXXVI and XXXVII)
• Appointment of Receivers (Order XV)
• Appeals, reference, review, revision (Order XLI –XLVII)
• Miscellaneous, Chartered HCs, Provincial and Presidency Small Causes Courts (Orders XLVIII-LI)

Unit 2 — The Limitation Act, 1963

• Object and features of Limitation Act, 1963
• Bar of limitation (S.3-5)
• Legal disability (S.6-10)
• Computation of period of limitation (S.12-24)
• Effect of acknowledgment in writing and part-payment (S. 18-20)
• Acquisition of ownership by possession (S. 25-27)