The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

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Description
(As amended up-to-date and containing amendments made by the
High Court of Kerala and Incorporating relevant Provisions of the
Civil Rules of Practice and Limitation Act)
(As amended by Commercial Courts, Commercial
Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Court Act,2015)
Procedural laws provide the route map for effective implementation of the substantial laws. Unless there is clarity and precision in procedural law, it becomes cumbersome for the litigant to enjoy the fruits of justice. Code of Civil Procedure lays down the procedure for conduct and execution of cases which are of civil nature. CPC has stood the test of time. Nevertheless various amendments have been brought into force to adapt the law to new circumstances. Apart from the statutory changes, he interpretation of various provisions of law also underwent a sea change with elapse of time. For a busy lawyer, to know or to be accustomed with the statutory provision in conjunction with the latest judicial interpretation is imperative to work out the legal remedies one can seek in a Court of law.
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Contents
Part I - Suits in General
Part II - Execution
Part III - Incidental Proceedings
Part IV - Suits in Particular Cases
Part V - Special Proceedings
Part VI - Supplemental Proceedings
Part VII - Appeals
Part VIII - Reference, Review and Revision
Part IX - Special Provisions Relating to the High Courts not being
               the Court of a Judicial Commissioner
Part X - Rules
Part XI - Miscellaneous
The First Schedule
Order 1.    Parties to Suits
Order 2.    Frame of Suit
Order 3.    Recognized agents and Pleaders
Order 4.    Institution of Suits
Order 5.    Issue and Service of Summons
Order 6.    Pleadings Generally
Order 7.    Plaint
Order 8.    Written Statement, Set-off and Counter-Claim
Order 9.    Appearance of Parties and Consequence of Non-Appearance
Order 10.  Examination of Parties by the Court
Order 11.  Discovery and Inspection
Order 12.  Admissions
Order 13.  Production, Impounding and Return of Documents
Order 14.  Settlement of Issues and Determination of Suit on
                  Issues of Law or on Issues Agreed upon
Order 15.  Disposal of the Suit at the First Hearing
Order 16.  Summoning and Attendance of Witnesses
Order 16A.Attendance of Witnesses Confined or Detained in Prisons
Order 17.  Adjournments
Order 18.  Hearing of the Suit and Examination of Witnesses
Order 19.  Affidavits
Order 20.  Judgment and Decree
Order 20A.Costs
Order 21.  Execution of Decrees and Orders
Order 22.  Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties
Order 23.  Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits
Order 24.  Payment into Court
Order 25.  Security for Costs
Order 26.  Commissions
Order 27.  Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers
                  in their Official Capacity
Order 27A.Suits Involving a Substantial Question of Law as to the
                  Interpretation of the Constitution or as to the Validity of
                  any Statutory Instrument
Order 28.  Suits by or against Military or Naval Men or Airmen
Order 29.  Suits by or against Corporations
Order 30.  Suits by or against and Persons Carrying on Business in
                  Names other than their Own
Order 31.  Suits by or against Trustees, Executors and Administrators
Order 32.  Suits by or against Minors and Persons of Unsound Mind
Order 32A.Suits Relating to Matters Concerning the Family
Order 33.  Suits by Indigent Persons
Order 34.  Suits Relating to Mortgages of Immovable Property
Order 35.  Interpleader
Order 36.  Special Case
Order 37.  Summary Procedure
Order 38.  Arrest and Attachment before Judgment
Order 39.  Temporary Injunctions and Interlocutory Orders
Order 40.  Appointment of Receivers
Order 41.  Appeals from Original Decrees
Order 42.  Appeals from Appellate Decrees
Order 43.  Appeals from Orders
Order 44.  Appeals by Indigent Persons
Order 45.  Appeals to the Supreme Court
Order 46.  Reference
Order 47.  Review
Order 48.  Miscellaneous
Order 49.  Chartered High Courts
Order 50.  Suits Triable as Small Causes (R.1)
Order 51.  Presidency Small Cause Courts
Order 54.  Rules Regulating Lodging of Caveats in the Subordinate Courts in the State
Appendix
    A – Pleadings
    B – Process
    C – Discovery, Inspection and Admission
    D – Decrees
    D1 – Form of Caveat
    E – Execution
    F – Supplemental Proceedings
    G – Appeal, Reference and Review
    H – Miscellaneous
The Second Schedule
The Third Schedule
The Fourth Schedule
The Fifth Schedule
Annexure
The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976
The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1999
The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2002
The Civil Procedure (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Rules, 2008
Index
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Author Details
Dr. N. KRISHNA KUMAR, B.Sc., LL.M., PGDCr.J A., Ph. D.,
(Principal, Government Law College, Kozhikode)
GEORGE JOHNSON, M.A., LL.M.,
(Advocate, High Court of Kerala,
Editor, Kerala High Court Cases and Kerala Law Decision)
DOMINIC JOHNSON, LL.B.,
(Advocate, High Court of Kerala)