CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA

SYLLABUS: CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE AND LAW OF LIMITATION ACT

5
th
Semester
Procedural laws are important for the purpose of implementing and enforcing of
our rights, remedies and liabilities as provided therein in the substantive laws. Civil
Procedure Code is one of the major and main procedural laws enforcement of civil rights
and remedies through civil courts. Therefore in this semester this paper has been as a part
of study. In this paper the study covers historical survey of conceptions of civil
procedure in India and provisions of the code pertaining to suits, their institutions,
pleadings, plaints, appearance and examination, judgment, decree and execution. This
course will also purse civil litigation through appellate courts, examining the corrective
steps available in civil proceedings. This course also deals with the Law of Limitation as
applicable to civil proceedings.
CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE !"#
UNIT$ INTRODUCTION
eneral Introduction ! "istorical study of Civil Procedure Code, #im and $bject
of the Civil Procedure Code Principal features of the Code with reference to %&&&
and '((' #mendment Types of Procedures and Importance of observance of
Procedure and )efinitions
UNIT$II SUITS IN %ENERAL
Concept of Law *uit
Parties to *uit, +rame of *uit
Institution of *uits
,es ! *ub -udice
,es ! -udicata
+oreign -udgment
Place of *uing
Cause of #ction and -urisdictional .ars
*ummons $rder
UNIT &III PLEADIN%S
eneral ,ules as to Pleadings
*tri/ing $ut and #mendment of Pleadings
Plaint 0 1eaning, Particulars, ,ejection and ,eturn of Plaint
2ritten *tatement, *et!$ff and Counter Claim
*ettlement of Issues
UNIT &IV APPEARANCE OF PARTIES, SETTIN%$ASIDE E'$PARTE
DECREES, HEARIN% AND E'AMINATION
#ppearance of Parties
*etting aside 3x!Parte )ecrees
"earing of the *uit and 3xamination of parties
#ffidavit
UNIT$V (UD%MENT, DECREE AND E'ECUTION
Concepts of -udgments
)ecree and Interim $rders
Concept of 3xecution ! eneral Principles of 3xecution, 1ode of 3xecution,
Procedure for 3xecution
3nforcement 0 #rrest and )etention, *ale and #ttachment
UNIT & VI SUITS IN PARTICULAR CASES
*uit by or against overnment
*uit by or against 1inors, persons with 4nsound 1ind and Indigent Person
Incidental and *upplementary Proceedings
Interpleader *uits
UNIT &VII APPEALS, COMMISSIONS, SUMMARY PROCEDURE AND
SPECIAL PROCEEDIN%S
eneral Provisions relating to #ppeals
#ppeal from $riginal )ecree and #ppellate )ecree
#ppeal from $rders
#ppeal to the *upreme Court
,ationale of Commissions
*ummary *uits
*pecial Proceedings
Inherent powers of Civil Court
UNIT &VIII LIMITATION ACT !)*
Concept of Limitation
eneral Principles of Limitation
3xtension!sufficient cause
Legal )isability!)isability!when comes to end
FACULTY
Dr+ B+ RAVI NARAYNA SHARMA
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