सिविल प्रक्रिया संहिता, 1908 — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Section 1 — Short title, commencement and extent
Section 2 — Definitions
Section 3 — Subordination of Courts
Section 4 — Savings
Section 5 — Application of the Code to Revenue Courts
Section 6 — Pecuniary jurisdiction
Section 7 — Provincial Small Cause Courts
Section 8 — Presidency Small Cause Courts
Section 9 — Courts to try all civil suits unless barred
Section 10 — Stay of suit
Section 11 — Res judicata
Section 12 — Bar to further suit
Section 13 — When foreign judgment not conclusive
Section 14 — Presumption as to foreign judgments
Section 15 — Court in which suits to be instituted
Section 16 — Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate
Section 17 — Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts
Section 18 — Place of Institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain
Section 19 — Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables
Section 20 — Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises
Section 21 — Objections to jurisdiction
Section 22 — Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court
Section 23 — To what Court application lies
Section 24 — General power of transfer and withdrawal
Section 25 — Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc
Section 26 — Institution of suits
Section 27 — Summons to defendants
Section 28 — Service of summons where defendant resides in another State
Section 29 — Service of foreign summonses
Section 30 — Power to order discovery and the like
Section 31 — Summons to witness
Section 32 — Penalty for default
Section 33 — Judgment and decree
Section 34 — Interest
Section 35 — Costs
Section 36 — Application to orders
Section 37 — Definition of Court which passed a decree
Section 38 — Court by which decree may be executed
Section 39 — Transfer of decree
Section 40 — Transfer of decree to Court in another State
Section 41 — Result of execution proceedings to be certified
Section 42 — Powers of Court in executing transferred decree
Section 43 — Execution of decrees passed by Civil Courts in places to which this Code does not extend
Section 44 — Execution of decrees passed by Revenue Courts in places to which this Code does not extend
Section 45 — Execution of decrees outside India
Section 46 — Precepts
Section 47 — Questions to be determined by the Court executing decree
Section 49 — Transferee
Section 50 — Legal representative
Section 51 — Powers of Court to enforce execution
Section 52 — Enforcement of decree against legal representative
Section 53 — Liability of ancestral property
Section 54 — Partition of estate or separation of share
Section 55 — Arrest and detention
Section 56 — Prohibition of arrest or detention of women in execution of decree for money
Section 57 — Subsistence-allowance
Section 58 — Detention and release
Section 59 — Release on ground of illness
Section 61 — Partial exemption of agricultural produce
Section 62 — Seizure of property in dwelling-house
Section 63 — Property attached in execution of decrees of several Courts
Section 64 — Private alienation of property after attachment to be void
Section 65 — Purchaser’s title
Section 66 — Suit against purchaser not maintainable on ground of purchase being on behalf of plaintiff
Section 67 — Power for State Government to make rules as to sales of land in execution of decrees for payment of money
Section 68 — Power to prescribe rules for transferring to collector execution of certain decrees
Section 69 — Provisions of Third Schedule to apply
Section 70 — Rules of Procedure
Section 71 — Collector deemed to be acting judicially
Section 72 — Where Court may authorize Collector to stay Public Sale of Land
Section 73 — Proceeds of execution-sale to be rateably distributed among decree-holders
Section 74 — Resistance to execution
Section 75 — Power of Court to issue commissions
Section 76 — Commission to another Court
Section 77 — Letter of request
Section 78 — Commissions issued by foreign Courts
Section 79 — Suits by or against Government
Section 80 — Notice
Section 81 — Exemption from arrest and personal appearance
Section 82 — Execution of decree
Section 83 — When aliens may sue
Section 84 — When foreign States may sue
Section 85 — Persons specially appointed by Government to prosecute or defend on behalf of foreign Rulers
Section 86 — Suits against foreign Rulers, Ambassadors and Envoys
Section 87 — Style of foreign Rulers as parties to suits
Section 88 — Where interpleader suit may be instituted
Section 89 — Settlement of disputes outside the Court
Section 90 — Power to state case for opinion of Court
Section 91 — Public nuisances and other wrongful acts affecting the public
Section 92 — Public charities
Section 93 — Exercise of powers of Advocate-General outside presidency-towns
Section 94 — Supplemental proceedings
Section 95 — Compensation for obtaining arrest, attachment or injunction on insufficient grounds
Section 96 — Appeal from original decree
Section 97 — Appeal from final decree where no appeal from preliminary decree
Section 98 — Decision where appeal heard by two or more Judges
Section 99 — No decree to be reversed or modified for error or irregularity not affecting merits or jurisdiction
Section 100 — Second appeal
Section 101 — Second appeal on no other grounds
Section 102 — No second appeal in certain cases
Section 103 — Power of High Court to determine issue of fact
Section 104 — Orders from which appeal lies
Section 105 — Other orders
Section 106 — What Courts to hear appeals
Section 107 — Powers of Appellate Court
Section 108 — Procedure in appeals from appellate decrees and orders
Section 109 — When appeals lie to the Supreme Court
Section 111 —
Section 112 — Savings
Section 113 — Reference to High Court
Section 114 — Review
Section 115 — Revision
Section 116 — Part to apply only to certain High Courts
Section 117 — Application of Code to High Courts
Section 118 — Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs
Section 119 — Unauthorized persons not to address Court
Section 120 — Provisions not applicable to High Court in original civil jurisdiction
Section 121 — Effect of rules in First Schedule
Section 122 — Power of certain High Courts to make rules
Section 123 — Constitution of Rules Committees in certain States
Section 124 — Committee to report to High Court
Section 125 — Power of other High Courts to make rules
Section 126 — Rules to be subject to approval
Section 127 — Publication of rules
Section 128 — Matters for which rules may provide
Section 129 — Power of High Courts to make rules as to their original Civil procedure
Section 130 — Powers of other High Courts to make rules as to matters other than procedure
Section 131 — Publication of rules
Section 132 — Exemption of certain women from personal appearance
Section 133 — Exemption of other persons
Section 134 — Arrest other than in execution of decree
Section 135 — Exemption from arrest under civil process
Section 136 — Procedure where person to be arrested or property to be attached is outside district
Section 137 — Language of subordinate Courts
Section 138 — Power of High Court to require evidence to be recorded in English
Section 139 — Oath on affidavit by whom to be administered
Section 140 — Assessors in causes of salvage, etc
Section 141 — Miscellaneous proceedings
Section 142 — Orders and notices to be in writing
Section 143 — Postage
Section 144 — Application for restitution
Section 145 — Enforcement of liability of surety
Section 146 — Proceedings by or against representatives
Section 147 — Consent or agreement by persons under disability
Section 148 — Enlargement of time
Section 149 — Power to make up deficiency of court-fees
Section 150 — Transfer of business
Section 151 — Saving of inherent powers of Court
Section 152 — Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders
Section 153 — General power to amend
Section 155 —
Section 156 —
Section 157 — Continuance of orders under repealed enactments
Section 158 — Reference to Code of Civil Procedure and other repealed enactments
Section 21A — Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing
Section 35A — Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defences
Section 35B — Costs for causing delay
Section 44A — Execution of decrees passed by Courts in reciprocating territory
Section 87A — Definitions of “Foreign State” and “Rulers”
Section 87B — Applications of sections 85 and 86 to Rulers of former Indian States
Section 99A — No order under section 47 to be reversed or modified unless decision of the case is prejudicially affected
Section 100A — No further appeal in certain cases
Section 111A —
Section 135A — Exemption of members of legislative bodies from arrest and detention under civil process
Section 148A — Right to lodge a caveat
Section 153A — Power to amend decree or order where appeal is summarily dismissed
Section 153B — Place of trial to be deemed to be open Court
Order 1 Rule 1 — Who may be joined as plaintiffs
Order 1 Rule 2 — Power of Court to order separate trial
Order 1 Rule 3 — Who may be joined as defendants
Order 1 Rule 3A — Power to order separate trials where joinder of defendants may embarrass or delay trial
Order 1 Rule 4 — Court may give judgment for or against one or more of joint parties
Order 1 Rule 5 — Defendant need not be interested in all the relief claimed
Order 1 Rule 6 — Joinder of parties liable on same contract
Order 1 Rule 7 — When plaintiff in doubt from whom redress is to be sought
Order 1 Rule 8 — One person may sue or defend on behalf of all in same interest
Order 1 Rule 8A — Power of Court to permit a person or body of persons to present opinion or to take part in the proceedings
Order 1 Rule 9 — Misjoinder and non-joinder
Order 1 Rule 10 — Suit in name of wrong plaintiff
Order 1 Rule 10A — Power of Court to request any pleader to address it
Order 1 Rule 11 — Conduct of suit
Order 1 Rule 12 — Appearance of one of several plaintiffs or defendants for others
Order 1 Rule 13 — Objections as to non-joinder or misjoinder
Order 2 Rule 1 — Frame of suit
Order 2 Rule 2 — Suit to include the whole claim
Order 2 Rule 3 — Joinder of causes of action
Order 2 Rule 4 — Only certain claims to be joined for recovery of immovable property
Order 2 Rule 5 — Claims by or against executor, administrator or heir
Order 2 Rule 6 — Power of Court to order separate trials
Order 2 Rule 7 — Objections as to misjoinder
Order 3 Rule 1 — Appearances, etc., may be in person, by recognized agent or by pleader
Order 3 Rule 2 — Recognized agents
Order 3 Rule 3 — Service of process on recognized agent
Order 3 Rule 4 — Appointment of pleader
Order 3 Rule 5 — Service of process on pleader
Order 3 Rule 6 — Agent to accept service
Order 4 Rule 1 — Suit to be commenced by plaint
Order 4 Rule 2 — Register of suits
Order 5 Rule 1 — Summons
Order 5 Rule 2 — Copy of plaint annexed to summons
Order 5 Rule 3 — Court may order defendant or plaintiff to appear in person
Order 5 Rule 4 — No party to be ordered to appear in person unless resident within certain limits
Order 5 Rule 5 — Summons to be either to settle issues or for final disposal
Order 5 Rule 6 — Fixing day for appearance of defendant
Order 5 Rule 7 — Summons to order defendant to produce documents relied on by him
Order 5 Rule 8 — On issue of summons for final disposal, defendant to be directed to produce his witnesses
Order 5 Rule 9 — Delivery of summons by Court
Order 5 Rule 9A — Summons given to the plaintiff for service
Order 5 Rule 10 — Mode of service
Order 5 Rule 11 — Service on several defendants
Order 5 Rule 12 — Service to be on defendant in person when practicable, or on his agent
Order 5 Rule 13 — Service on agent by whom defendant carries on business
Order 5 Rule 14 — Service on agent in charge in suits for immovable property
Order 5 Rule 15 — Where service may be on an adult member of defendant’s family
Order 5 Rule 16 — Person served to sign acknowledgment
Order 5 Rule 17 — Procedure when defendant refuses to accept service, or cannot be found
Order 5 Rule 18 — Endorsement of time and manner of service
Order 5 Rule 19 — Examination of serving officer
Order 5 Rule 19A —
Order 5 Rule 20 — Substituted service
Order 5 Rule 20A —
Order 5 Rule 21 — Service of summons where defendant resides within jurisdiction of another Court
Order 5 Rule 22 — Service within presidency-towns of summons issued by Courts outside
Order 5 Rule 23 — Duty of Court to which summons is sent
Order 5 Rule 24 — Service on defendant in prison
Order 5 Rule 25 — Service where defendant resides out of India and has no agent
Order 5 Rule 26 — Service in foreign territory through Political Agent or Court
Order 5 Rule 26A — Summonses to be sent to officers to foreign countries
Order 5 Rule 27 — Service on civil public officer or on servant of railway company or local authority
Order 5 Rule 28 — Service on soldiers, sailors or airmen
Order 5 Rule 29 — Duty of person to whom summons is delivered or sent for service
Order 5 Rule 30 — Substitution of letter for summons
Order 6 Rule 1 — Pleading
Order 6 Rule 2 — Pleading to state material facts and not evidence
Order 6 Rule 3 — Forms of pleading
Order 6 Rule 4 — Particulars to be given where necessary
Order 6 Rule 5 —
Order 6 Rule 6 — Condition precedent
Order 6 Rule 7 — Departure
Order 6 Rule 8 — Denial of contract
Order 6 Rule 9 — Effect of document to be stated
Order 6 Rule 10 — Malice, knowledge, etc
Order 6 Rule 11 — Notice
Order 6 Rule 12 — Implied contract, or relation
Order 6 Rule 13 — Presumptions of law
Order 6 Rule 14 — Pleading to be signed
Order 6 Rule 14A — Address for service of notice
Order 6 Rule 15 — Verification of pleadings
Order 6 Rule 16 — Striking out pleadings
Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings
Order 6 Rule 18 — Failure to amend after Order
Order 7 Rule 1 — Particulars to be contained in plaint
Order 7 Rule 2 — In money suits
Order 7 Rule 2A — Where interest is sought in the suit
Order 7 Rule 3 — Where the subject-matter of the suit is immovable property
Order 7 Rule 4 — When plaintiff sues as representative
Order 7 Rule 5 — Defendant’s interest and liability to be shown
Order 7 Rule 6 — Grounds of exemption from limitation law
Order 7 Rule 7 — Relief to be specifically stated
Order 7 Rule 8 — Relief founded on separate grounds
Order 7 Rule 9 — Procedure on admitting plaint
Order 7 Rule 10 — Return of plaint
Order 7 Rule 10A — Power of Court to fix a date of appearance in the Court where plaint is to be filed after its return
Order 7 Rule 10B — Power of appellate Court to transfer suit to the proper Court
Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint
Order 7 Rule 12 — Procedure on rejecting plaint
Order 7 Rule 13 — Where rejection of plaint does not preclude presentation of fresh plaint
Order 7 Rule 14 — Production of document on which plaintiff sues or relies
Order 7 Rule 15 —
Order 7 Rule 16 — Suits on lost negotiable instruments
Order 7 Rule 17 — Production of shop-book
Order 8 Rule 1 — Written Statement
Order 8 Rule 1A — Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed or relied upon by him
Order 8 Rule 2 — New facts must be specially pleaded
Order 8 Rule 3 — Denial to be specific
Order 8 Rule 4 — Evasive-denial
Order 8 Rule 5 — Specific denial
Order 8 Rule 6 — Particulars of set-off to be given in written statement
Order 8 Rule 6A — Counter-claim by defendant
Order 8 Rule 6B — Counter-claim to be stated
Order 8 Rule 6C — Exclusion of counter-claim
Order 8 Rule 6D — Effect of discontinuance of suit
Order 8 Rule 6E — Default of plaintiff to reply to counter-claim
Order 8 Rule 6F — Relief to defendant where counter-claim succeeds
Order 8 Rule 6G — Rules relating to written statement to apply
Order 8 Rule 7 — Defence or set-off founded upon separate grounds
Order 8 Rule 8 — New ground of defence
Order 8 Rule 8A —
Order 8 Rule 9 — Subsequent pleadings
Order 8 Rule 10 — Procedure when party fails to present written statement called for by Court
Order 9 Rule 1 — Parties to appear on day fixed in summons for defendant to appear and answer
Order 9 Rule 2 — Dismissal of suit where summons not served in consequence of plaintiff's failure to pay costs
Order 9 Rule 3 — Where neither party appears suit to be dismissed
Order 9 Rule 4 — Plaintiff may bring fresh suit or Court may restore suit to file
Order 9 Rule 5 — Dismissal of suit where plaintiff after summons returned unserved, fails for 3[seven days] to apply for fresh summons
Order 9 Rule 6 — Procedure when only plaintiff appears
Order 9 Rule 7 — Procedure where defendant appears on day of adjourned hearing and assigns good cause for previous non-appearance
Order 9 Rule 8 — Procedure where defendant only appears
Order 9 Rule 9 — Decree against plaintiff by default bars fresh suit
Order 9 Rule 10 — Procedure in case of non-attendance of one or more of several plaintiff’s
Order 9 Rule 11 — Procedure in case of non-attendance of one or more of several defendants
Order 9 Rule 12 — Consequence of non-attendance, without sufficient cause shown, of party ordered to appear in person
Order 9 Rule 13 — Setting aside decree ex parte against defendant
Order 9 Rule 14 — No decree to be set aside without notice to opposite party
Order 10 Rule 1 — Ascertainment whether allegations in pleadings are admitted or denied
Order 10 Rule 1A — Direction of the court to opt for any one mode of alternative dispute resolution
Order 10 Rule 1B — Appearance before the conciliatory forum or authority
Order 10 Rule 1C — Appearance before the court consequent to the failure of efforts of conciliation
Order 10 Rule 2 — Oral examination of party, or companion of party
Order 10 Rule 3 — Substance of examination to be written
Order 10 Rule 4 — Consequence of refusal or inability of pleader to answer
Order 11 Rule 1 — Disclosure and discovery of documents
Order 11 Rule 2 — Discovery by interrogatories
Order 11 Rule 3 — Inspection
Order 11 Rule 4 — Admission and denial of documents
Order 11 Rule 5 — Production of documents
Order 11 Rule 6 — Electronic records
Order 11 Rule 7 — Certain provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 not to apply
Order 12 Rule 1 — Notice of admission of case
Order 12 Rule 2 — Notice to admit documents
Order 12 Rule 2A — Document to be deemed to be admitted if not denied after service of notice to admit documents
Order 12 Rule 3 — Form of notice
Order 12 Rule 3A — Power of Court to record admission
Order 12 Rule 4 — Notice to admit acts
Order 12 Rule 5 — Form of admissions
Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on admissions
Order 12 Rule 7 — Affidavit of signature
Order 12 Rule 8 — Notice to produce documents
Order 12 Rule 9 — Costs
Order 13 Rule 1 — Original documents to be produced at or before the settlement of issues
Order 13 Rule 2 —
Order 13 Rule 3 — Rejection of irrelevant or inadmissible documents
Order 13 Rule 4 — Endorsements on documents admitted in evidence
Order 13 Rule 5 — Endorsements on copies of admitted entries in books, accounts and records
Order 13 Rule 6 — Endorsements on documents rejected an inadmissible in evidence
Order 13 Rule 7 — Recording of admitted and return of rejected documents
Order 13 Rule 8 — Court may order any document to be impounded
Order 13 Rule 9 — Return of admitted documents
Order 13 Rule 10 — Court may send for papers from its own records or from other Courts
Order 13 Rule 11 — Provisions as to documents applied to material objects
Order 13A Rule 1 — Scope of and classes of suits to which this Order applies
Order 13A Rule 2 — Stage for application for summary judgment
Order 13A Rule 3 — Grounds for summary judgment
Order 13A Rule 4 — Procedure
Order 13A Rule 5 — Evidence for hearing of summary judgment
Order 13A Rule 6 — Orders that may be made by Court
Order 13A Rule 7 — Conditional order
Order 13A Rule 8 — Power to impose costs
Order 14 Rule 1 — Framing of issues
Order 14 Rule 2 — Court to pronounce judgment on all issues
Order 14 Rule 3 — Materials from which issues may be framed
Order 14 Rule 4 — Court may examine witnesses or documents before framing issues
Order 14 Rule 5 — Power to amend and strike out, issues
Order 14 Rule 6 — Questions of fact or law may by agreement be stated in form of issues
Order 14 Rule 7 — Court, if satisfied that agreement was executed in good faith, may pronounce judgment
Order 15 Rule 1 — Parties not at issue
Order 15 Rule 2 — One of several defendants not at issue
Order 15 Rule 3 — Parties at issue
Order 15 Rule 4 — Failure to produce evidence
Order 15A Rule 1 — First Case Management Hearing
Order 15A Rule 2 — Orders to be passed in a Case Management Hearing
Order 15A Rule 3 — Time limit for the completion of a trial
Order 15A Rule 4 — Recording of oral evidence on a day-to-day basis
Order 15A Rule 5 — Case Management Hearings during a trial
Order 15A Rule 6 — Powers of the Court in a Case Management Hearing
Order 15A Rule 7 — Adjournment of Case Management Hearing
Order 15A Rule 8 — Consequences of non-compliance with orders
Order 16 Rule 1 — List of witnesses and summons to witnesses
Order 16 Rule 1A — Production of witnesses without summons
Order 16 Rule 2 — Expenses of witness to be paid into Court on applying for summons
Order 16 Rule 3 — Tender of expenses to witness
Order 16 Rule 4 — Procedure where insufficient sum paid in
Order 16 Rule 5 — Time, place and purpose of attendance to be specified in summons
Order 16 Rule 6 — Summons to produce document
Order 16 Rule 7 — Power to require persons present in Court to give evidence or produce document
Order 16 Rule 7A — Summons given to the party for service
Order 16 Rule 8 — Summons how served
Order 16 Rule 9 — Time for serving summons
Order 16 Rule 10 — Procedure where witness fails to comply with summons
Order 16 Rule 11 — If witness appears, attachment may be withdrawn
Order 16 Rule 12 — Procedure if witness fails to appear
Order 16 Rule 13 — Mode of attachment
Order 16 Rule 14 — Court may of its own accord summon as witnesses strangers to suit
Order 16 Rule 15 — Duty of persons summoned to give evidence or produce document
Order 16 Rule 16 — When they may depart
Order 16 Rule 17 — Application of rules 10 to 13
Order 16 Rule 18 — Procedure where witness apprehended cannot give evidence or produce document
Order 16 Rule 19 — No witness to be ordered to attend in person unless resident within certain limits
Order 16 Rule 20 — Consequence of refusal of party to give evidence when called on by Court
Order 16 Rule 21 — Rules as to witnesses to apply to parties summoned
Order 17 Rule 1 — Court may grant time and adjourn hearing
Order 17 Rule 2 — Procedure if parties fail to appear on day fixed
Order 17 Rule 3 — Court may proceed notwithstanding either party fails to produce evidence, etc
Order 18 Rule 1 — Right to begin
Order 18 Rule 2 — Statement and production of evidence
Order 18 Rule 3 — Evidence where several issues
Order 18 Rule 3A — Party to appear before other witnesses
Order 18 Rule 4 — Recording of evidence
Order 18 Rule 6 — When deposition to be interpreted
Order 18 Rule 7 — Evidence under section 138
Order 18 Rule 8 — Memorandum when evidence not taken down by Judge
Order 18 Rule 10 — Any particular question and answer may be taken down
Order 18 Rule 11 — Questions objected to and allowed by Court
Order 18 Rule 12 — Remarks on demeanour of witnesses
Order 18 Rule 14 —
Order 18 Rule 15 — Power to deal with evidence taken before another Judge
Order 18 Rule 16 — Power to examine witness immediately
Order 18 Rule 17 — Court may recall and examine witness
Order 18 Rule 17A —
Order 18 Rule 18 — Power of Court to inspect
Order 18 Rule 19 — Power to get statements recorded on commission
Order 19 Rule 1 — Power to order any point to be proved by affidavit
Order 19 Rule 2 — Power to order attendance of deponent for cross-examination
Order 19 Rule 3 — Matters to which affidavits shall be confined
Order 19 Rule 5 — Redacting or rejecting evidence
Order 19 Rule 6 — Format and guidelines of affidavit of evidence
Order 20 Rule 2 — Power to pronounce judgment written by judge’s predecessor
Order 20 Rule 4 — Judgments of Small Cause Courts
Order 20 Rule 5A — Court to inform parties as to where an appeal lies in cases where parties are not represented by pleaders
Order 20 Rule 6 — Contents of decree
Order 20 Rule 6A — Preparation of decree
Order 20 Rule 6B — Copies of judgments when to be made available
Order 20 Rule 7 — Date of decree
Order 20 Rule 8 — Procedure where Judge has vacated office before signing decree
Order 20 Rule 9 — Decree for recovery of immovable property
Order 20 Rule 10 — Decree for delivery of movable property
Order 20 Rule 11 — Decree may direct payment by instalments
Order 20 Rule 12 — Decree for possession and mesne profits
Order 20 Rule 12A — Decree for specific performance of contract for the sale or lease of immovable property
Order 20 Rule 13 — Decree in administration suit
Order 20 Rule 14 — Decree in pre-emption suit
Order 20 Rule 15 — Decree in suit for dissolution of partnership
Order 20 Rule 16 — Decree in suit for account between principal and agent
Order 20 Rule 17 — Special directions as to accounts
Order 20 Rule 18 — Decree in suit for partition of property or separate possession of a share therein
Order 20 Rule 19 — Decree when set-off or counter-claim is allowed
Order 20 Rule 20 — Certified copies of judgment and decree to be furnished
Order 20A Rule 1 — Provisions relating to certain items
Order 20A Rule 2 — Costs to be awarded in accordance with the rules made by High Court
Order 21 Rule 1 — Modes of paying money under decree
Order 21 Rule 2 — Payment out of Court to decree-holder
Order 21 Rule 3 — Lands situate in more than one jurisdiction
Order 21 Rule 4 — Transfer to Court of Small Causes
Order 21 Rule 5 — Mode of transfer
Order 21 Rule 6 — Procedure where Court desires that its own decree shall be executed by another Court
Order 21 Rule 7 — Court receiving copies of decree, etc., to file same without proof
Order 21 Rule 8 — Execution of decree or order by Court to which it is sent
Order 21 Rule 9 — Execution by High Court of decree transferred by other Court
Order 21 Rule 10 — Application for execution
Order 21 Rule 11 — Oral application
Order 21 Rule 11A — Application for arrest to state grounds
Order 21 Rule 12 — Application for attachment of movable property not in judgment-debtor’s possession
Order 21 Rule 13 — Application for attachment of immovable property to contain certain particulars
Order 21 Rule 14 — Power to require certified extract from Collector’s register in certain cases
Order 21 Rule 15 — Application for execution by Joint decree-holders
Order 21 Rule 16 — Application for execution by transferee of decree
Order 21 Rule 17 — Procedure on receiving application for execution of decree
Order 21 Rule 18 — Execution in case of cross-decrees
Order 21 Rule 19 — Execution in case of cross-claims under same decree
Order 21 Rule 20 — Cross-decrees and cross-claims in mortgage suits
Order 21 Rule 21 — Simultaneous execution
Order 21 Rule 22 — Notice to show cause against execution in certain cases
Order 21 Rule 22A — Sale not be set aside on the death of the judgment-debtor before the sale but after the service of the proclamation of sale
Order 21 Rule 23 — Procedure after issue of notice
Order 21 Rule 24 — Process for execution
Order 21 Rule 25 — Endorsement on process
Order 21 Rule 26 — When Court may stay execution
Order 21 Rule 27 — Liability of judgment-debtor discharged
Order 21 Rule 28 — Order of Court which passed decree or of Appellate Court to be binding upon Court applied to
Order 21 Rule 29 — Stay of execution pending suit between decree-holder and judgment-debtors
Order 21 Rule 30 — Decree for payment of money
Order 21 Rule 31 — Decree for specific movable property
Order 21 Rule 32 — Decree for specific performance for restitution of conjugal rights, or for an injunction
Order 21 Rule 33 — Discretion of Court in executing decrees for restitution of conjugal rights
Order 21 Rule 34 — Decree for execution of document, or endorsement of negotiable instrument
Order 21 Rule 35 — Decree for immovable property
Order 21 Rule 36 — Decree for delivery of immovable property when in occupancy of tenant
Order 21 Rule 37 — Discretionary power to permit judgment-debtor to show cause against detention in prison
Order 21 Rule 38 — Warrant for arrest to direct judgment-debtor to be brought up
Order 21 Rule 39 — Subsistence allowance
Order 21 Rule 40 — Proceedings on appearance of judgment-debtor in obedience to notice or after arrest
Order 21 Rule 41 — Examination of judgment-debtor as to his property
Order 21 Rule 42 — Attachment in case of decree for rent or mesne profits or other matter, amount of which to be subsequently determined
Order 21 Rule 43 — Attachment of movable property, other than agricultural produce, in possession of judgment-debtor
Order 21 Rule 43A — Custody of movable property
Order 21 Rule 44 — Attachment of agricultural produce
Order 21 Rule 45 — Provisions as to agricultural produce under attachment
Order 21 Rule 46 — Attachment of debt, share and other property not in possession of judgment-debtor
Order 21 Rule 46A — Notice to garnishee
Order 21 Rule 46B — Order against garnishee
Order 21 Rule 46C — Trial of disputed questions
Order 21 Rule 46D — Procedure where debt belongs to third person
Order 21 Rule 46E — Order as regards third person
Order 21 Rule 46F — Payment by garnishee to be valid discharge
Order 21 Rule 46G — Costs
Order 21 Rule 46H — Appeals
Order 21 Rule 47 — Attachment of share in movables
Order 21 Rule 48 — Attachment of salary or allowances of servant of the Government or railway company or local authority
Order 21 Rule 48A — Attachment of salary or allowances of private employees
Order 21 Rule 49 — Attachment of partnership property
Order 21 Rule 50 — Execution of decree against firm
Order 21 Rule 51 — Attachment of negotiable instruments
Order 21 Rule 52 — Attachment of property in custody of Court or public officer
Order 21 Rule 53 — Attachment of decrees
Order 21 Rule 54 — Attachment of immovable property
Order 21 Rule 55 — Removal of attachment after satisfaction of decree
Order 21 Rule 56 — Order for payment of coin or currency notes to party entitled under decree
Order 21 Rule 57 — Determination of attachment
Order 21 Rule 58 — Adjudication of claims to or objections to attachment of property
Order 21 Rule 59 — Stay of sale
Order 22 Rule 1 — No abatement by party’s death if right to sue survives
Order 22 Rule 2 — Procedure where one of several plaintiffs or defendants dies and right to sue survives
Order 22 Rule 3 — Procedure in case of death of one of several plaintiffs or of sole plaintiff
Order 22 Rule 4 — Procedure in case of death of one of several defendants or of sole defendant
Order 22 Rule 4A — Procedure where there is no legal representative
Order 22 Rule 5 — Determination of question as to legal representative
Order 22 Rule 6 — No abatement by reason of death after hearing
Order 22 Rule 7 — Suit not abated by marriage of female party
Order 22 Rule 8 — When plaintiff's insolvency bars suit
Order 22 Rule 9 — Effect of abatement or dismissal
Order 22 Rule 10 — Procedure in case of assignment before final order in suit
Order 22 Rule 10A — Duty of pleader to communicate to Court death of a party
Order 22 Rule 11 — Application of Order to appeals
Order 22 Rule 12 — Application of Order to proceedings
Order 23 Rule 1 — Withdrawal of suit or abandonment of part of claim
Order 23 Rule 1A — When transposition of defendants as plaintiffs may be permitted
Order 23 Rule 2 — Limitation law not affected by first suit
Order 23 Rule 3 — Compromise of suit
Order 23 Rule 3A — Bar to suit
Order 23 Rule 3B — No agreement or compromise to be entered in a representative suit without leave of Court
Order 23 Rule 4 — Proceedings in execution of decrees not affected
Order 24 Rule 1 — Deposit by defendant of amount in satisfaction of claim
Order 24 Rule 2 — Notice of deposit
Order 24 Rule 3 — Interest on deposit not allowed to plaintiff after notice
Order 24 Rule 4 — Procedure where plaintiff accepts deposit as satisfaction in part
Order 25 Rule 1 — When security for costs may be required from plaintiff
Order 25 Rule 2 — Effect of failure to furnish security
Order 26 Rule 1 — Cases in which Court may issue commission to examine witness
Order 26 Rule 2 — Order for commission
Order 26 Rule 3 — Where witness resides within Court’s jurisdiction
Order 26 Rule 4 — Persons for whose examination commission may issue
Order 26 Rule 4A — Commission for examination of any person resident within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court
Order 26 Rule 5 — Commission or request to examine witness not within India
Order 26 Rule 6 — Court to examine witness pursuant to Commission
Order 26 Rule 7 — Return of commission with depositions of witnesses
Order 26 Rule 8 — When depositions may be read in evidence
Order 26 Rule 9 — Commissions to make local investigations
Order 26 Rule 10 — Procedure of Commissioner
Order 26 Rule 10A — Commission for scientific investigation
Order 26 Rule 10B — Commission for performance of a ministerial act
Order 26 Rule 10C — Commission for the sale of movable property
Order 26 Rule 11 — Commission to examine or adjust accounts
Order 26 Rule 12 — Court to give Commissioner necessary instructions
Order 26 Rule 13 — Commission to make partition of immovable property
Order 26 Rule 14 — Procedure of Commissioner
Order 26 Rule 15 — Expenses of commission to be paid into court
Order 26 Rule 16 — Powers of commissioners
Order 26 Rule 16A — Questions objected to before the Commissioner
Order 26 Rule 17 — Attendance and examination of witnesses before Commissioner
Order 26 Rule 18 — Parties to appear before Commissioner
Order 26 Rule 18A — Application of order to execution proceedings
Order 26 Rule 18B — Court to fix a time for return of commission
Order 26 Rule 19 — Cases in which High Court may issue commission to examine witness
Order 26 Rule 20 — Application for issue of commission
Order 26 Rule 21 — To whom commission may be issued
Order 26 Rule 22 — Issue, execution and return of commissions, and transmission of evidence to foreign Court
Order 27 Rule 1 — Suits by or against Government
Order 27 Rule 2 — Persons authorised to act for Government
Order 27 Rule 3 — Plaints in suits by or against Government
Order 27 Rule 4 — Agent for Government to receive process
Order 27 Rule 5 — Fixing of day for appearance on behalf of Government
Order 27 Rule 5A — Government to be joined as a party in a suit against a public officer
Order 27 Rule 5B — Duty of Court in suits against the Government or a public officer to assist in arriving at a settlement
Order 27 Rule 6 — Attendance of person able to answer questions relating to suit against Government
Order 27 Rule 7 — Extension of time to enable public officer to make reference to Government
Order 27 Rule 8 — Procedure in suits against public officer
Order 27 Rule 8A — No security to be required from Government or a public officer in certain cases
Order 27 Rule 8B — Definitions of “Government” and “Government pleader”
Order 28 Rule 1 — Officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen who cannot obtain leave may authorise any person to sue or defend for them
Order 28 Rule 2 — Person so authorised may act personally or appoint pleader
Order 28 Rule 3 — Service on person so authorised, or on his pleader, to be good service
Order 29 Rule 1 — Subscription and verification of pleading
Order 29 Rule 2 — Service on corporation
Order 29 Rule 3 — Power to require personal attendance of officer of corporation
Order 30 Rule 1 — Suing of partners in name of firm
Order 30 Rule 2 — Disclosure of partners’ names
Order 30 Rule 3 — Service
Order 30 Rule 4 — Rights of suit on death of partner
Order 30 Rule 5 — Notice in what capacity served
Order 30 Rule 6 — Appearance of partners
Order 30 Rule 7 — No appearance except by partners
Order 30 Rule 8 — Appearance under protest
Order 30 Rule 9 — Suits between co-partners
Order 30 Rule 10 — Suit against person carrying on business in name other than his own
Order 31 Rule 1 — Representation of beneficiaries in suits concerning property vested in trustees, etc
Order 31 Rule 2 — Joinder of trustees, executors and administrators
Order 32 Rule 3 — Husband of married executrix not to join
Order 32 Rule 3A — Decree against minor not to be set aside unless prejudice has been caused to his interest
Order 32 Rule 4 — Who may act as next friend or he appointed guardian for the suit
Order 32 Rule 5 — Representation of minor by next friend or guardian for the suit
Order 32 Rule 6 — Receipt by next friend or guardian for the suit of property under decree for minor
Order 32 Rule 7 — Agreement or compromise by next friend or guardian for the suit
Order 32 Rule 8 — Retirement of next friend
Order 32 Rule 9 — Removal of next friend
Order 32 Rule 10 — Stay of proceedings on removal, etc., of next friend
Order 32 Rule 11 — Retirement, removal or death of guardian for the suit
Order 32 Rule 12 — Course to be followed by minor plaintiff or applicant on attaining majority
Order 32 Rule 13 — Where minor co-plaintiff attaining majority desires to repudiate suit
Order 32 Rule 14 — Unreasonable or improper suit
Order 32 Rule 15 — Rules 1 to 14 (Except rule 2A) to apply to persons of unsound mind
Order 32 Rule 16 — Savings
Order 32A Rule 1 — Application of the Order
Order 32A Rule 2 — Proceedings to be held in camera
Order 32A Rule 3 — Duty of Court to make efforts for settlement
Order 32A Rule 4 — Assistance of welfare expert
Order 32A Rule 5 — Duty to enquire into facts
Order 32A Rule 6 — “Family”
Order 33 Rule 1 — Suits may be instituted by 2[indigent persons
Order 33 Rule 1A — Inquiry into the means of an indigent person
Order 33 Rule 2 — Contents of application
Order 33 Rule 3 — Presentation of application
Order 33 Rule 4 — Examination of applicant
Order 33 Rule 5 — Rejection of application
Order 33 Rule 6 — Notice of day for receiving evidence of applicant’s indigency
Order 33 Rule 7 — Procedure at hearing
Order 33 Rule 8 — Procedure if application admitted
Order 33 Rule 9 — Withdrawal of permission to sue as an 1[indigent person
Order 33 Rule 9A — Court to assign a pleader to an unrepresented indigent person
Order 33 Rule 10 — Costs where 1[indigent person] succeeds
Order 33 Rule 11 — Procedure where 1[indigent person] fails
Order 33 Rule 11A — Procedure where 1[indigent person] suit abates
Order 33 Rule 12 — State Government may apply for payment of court-fees
Order 33 Rule 13 — State Government to be deemed a party
Order 33 Rule 14 — Recovery of amount of court-fees
Order 33 Rule 15 — Refusal to allow applicant to sue as 4[an indigent person] to bar subsequent application of like nature
Order 33 Rule 15A — Grant of time for payment of court-fee
Order 33 Rule 16 — Costs
Order 33 Rule 17 — Defence by an indigent person
Order 33 Rule 18 — Power of Government to provide for free legal services to indigent persons
Order 34 Rule 1 — Parties to suits for foreclosure sale and redemption
Order 34 Rule 2 — Preliminary decree in foreclosure suit
Order 34 Rule 3 — Final decree in foreclosure suit
Order 34 Rule 4 — Preliminary decree in suit for sale
Order 34 Rule 5 — Final decree in suit for sale
Order 34 Rule 6 — Recovery of balance due on mortgage in suit for sale
Order 34 Rule 7 — Preliminary decree in redemption suit
Order 34 Rule 8 — Final decree in redemption suit
Order 34 Rule 8A — Recovery of balance due on mortgage in suit for redemption
Order 34 Rule 9 — Decree where nothing is found due or where mortgagee has been overpaid
Order 34 Rule 10 — Costs of mortgagee subsequent to decree
Order 34 Rule 10A — Power of Court to direct mortgagee to pay mesne profits
Order 34 Rule 11 — Payment of interest
Order 34 Rule 12 — Sale of property subject to prior mortgage
Order 34 Rule 13 — Application of proceeds
Order 34 Rule 14 — Suit for sale necessary for bringing mortgaged property to sale
Order 34 Rule 15 — Mortgages by the deposit of title deeds and charges
Order 35 Rule 1 — Plaint in interpleader suit
Order 35 Rule 2 — Payment of thing claimed into Court
Order 35 Rule 3 — Procedure where defendant is suing plaintiff
Order 35 Rule 4 — Procedure at first hearing
Order 35 Rule 5 — Agents and tenants may not institute interpleader suits
Order 35 Rule 6 — Charge for plaintiff’s costs
Order 36 Rule 1 — Power to state case for Court’s opinion
Order 36 Rule 2 — Where value of subject-matter must be stated
Order 36 Rule 3 — Agreement to be filed and registered as suit
Order 36 Rule 4 — Parties to be subject to Court’s jurisdiction
Order 36 Rule 5 — Hearing and disposal of case
Order 36 Rule 6 — No appeal from a decree passed under rule 5
Order 37 Rule 1 — Courts and classes of suits to which the Order is to apply
Order 37 Rule 2 — Institution of summary suits
Order 37 Rule 3 — Procedure for the appearance of defendant
Order 37 Rule 4 — Power to set aside decree
Order 37 Rule 5 — Power to order bill, etc., to be deposited with officer of Court
Order 37 Rule 6 — Recovery of cost of noting non-acceptance of dishonoured bill or note
Order 37 Rule 7 — Procedure in suits
Order 38 Rule 1 — Where defendant may be called upon to furnish security for appearance
Order 38 Rule 2 — Security
Order 38 Rule 3 — Procedure on application by surety to be discharged
Order 38 Rule 4 — Procedure where defendant fails to furnish security or find fresh security
Order 38 Rule 5 — Where defendant may be called upon to furnish security for production of property
Order 38 Rule 6 — Attachment where cause not shown or security not furnished
Order 38 Rule 7 — Mode of making attachment
Order 38 Rule 8 — Adjudication of claim to property attached before judgment
Order 38 Rule 9 — Removal of attachment when security furnished or suit dismissed
Order 38 Rule 10 — Attachment before judgment not to affect rights of strangers, nor bar decree-holder from applying for sale
Order 38 Rule 11 — Property attached before judgment not to be re-attached in execution of decree
Order 38 Rule 11A — Provisions applicable to attachment
Order 38 Rule 12 — Agricultural produce not attachable before judgment
Order 38 Rule 13 — Small Cause Court not to attach immovable property
Order 39 Rule 1 — Cases in which temporary injunction may be granted
Order 39 Rule 2 — Injunction to restrain repetition or continuance of breach
Order 39 Rule 2A — Consequence of disobedience or breach of injunction
Order 39 Rule 3 — Before granting injunction, Court to direct notice to opposite party
Order 39 Rule 3A — Court to dispose of application for injunction within thirty days
Order 39 Rule 4 — Order for injunction may be discharged, varied or set aside
Order 39 Rule 5 — Injection to corporation binding on its officer
Order 39 Rule 6 — Power to order interim sale
Order 39 Rule 7 — Detention, preservation, inspection, etc., of subject-matter of suit
Order 39 Rule 8 — Application for such orders to be after notice
Order 39 Rule 9 — When party may be put in immediate possession of land the subject-matter of suit
Order 39 Rule 10 — Deposit of money, etc., in Court
Order 40 Rule 1 — Appointment of receivers
Order 40 Rule 2 — Remuneration
Order 40 Rule 3 — Duties
Order 40 Rule 4 — Enforcement of receiver’s duties
Order 40 Rule 5 — When Collector may he appointed receiver
Order 41 Rule 1 — Form of appeal. What to accompany memorandum
Order 41 Rule 2 — Grounds which may be taken in appeal
Order 41 Rule 3 — Rejection or amendment of memorandum
Order 41 Rule 3A — Application for condonation of delay
Order 41 Rule 4 — One of several plaintiffs or defendants may obtain reversal of whole decree where it proceeds on ground common to all
Order 41 Rule 5 — Stay by Appellate Court
Order 41 Rule 6 — Security in case of order for execution of decree appealed from
Order 41 Rule 7 —
Order 41 Rule 8 — Exercise of power in appeal from order made in execution of decree
Order 41 Rule 9 — Registry of memorandum of appeal
Order 41 Rule 10 — Appellate Court may require appellant to furnish security for costs
Order 41 Rule 11 — Power to dismiss appeal without sending notice to Lower Court
Order 41 Rule 11A — Time within which hearing under rule 11 should be concluded
Order 41 Rule 12 — Day for hearing appeal
Order 41 Rule 13 —
Order 41 Rule 14 — Publication and service of notice of day for hearing appeal
Order 41 Rule 15 —
Order 41 Rule 16 — Right to begin
Order 41 Rule 17 — Dismissal of appeal for appellants’ default
Order 41 Rule 18 —
Order 41 Rule 19 — Re-admission of appeal dismissed for default
Order 41 Rule 20 — Power to adjourn hearing and direct persons appearing interested to be made respondents
Order 41 Rule 21 — Re-hearing on application of respondent against whom ex parte decree made
Order 41 Rule 22 — Upon hearing respondent may object to decree as if he had preferred separate appeal
Order 41 Rule 23 — Remand of case by Appellate Court
Order 41 Rule 23A — Remand in other cases
Order 41 Rule 24 — Where evidence on record sufficient Appellate Court may determine case finally
Order 41 Rule 25 — Where Appellate Court may frame issues and refer them for trial to Court whose decree appealed from
Order 41 Rule 26 — Findings and evidence to be put on record. Objections to findings
Order 41 Rule 26A — Order of remand to mention date of next hearing
Order 41 Rule 27 — Production of additional evidence in Appellate Court
Order 41 Rule 28 — Mode of taking additional evidence
Order 41 Rule 29 — Points to be defined and recorded
Order 41 Rule 30 — Judgment when and where pronounced
Order 41 Rule 31 — Contents, date and signature of judgment
Order 41 Rule 32 — What judgment may direct
Order 41 Rule 33 — Power of Court of Appeal
Order 41 Rule 34 — Dissent to be recorded
Order 41 Rule 35 — Date and contents of decree
Order 41 Rule 36 — Copies of judgment and decree to be furnished to parties
Order 41 Rule 37 — Certified copy of decree to be sent to Court whose decree appealed from
Order 42 Rule 1 — Procedure
Order 42 Rule 2 — Power of Court to direct that the appeal be heard on the question formulated by it
Order 42 Rule 3 — Application of rule 14 of Order XLI
Order 43 Rule 1 — Appeal from orders
Order 43 Rule 1A — Right to challenge non-appealable orders in appeal against decrees
Order 43 Rule 2 — Procedure
Order 44 Rule 1 — Who may appeal 4[as an indigent person
Order 44 Rule 2 — Grant of time for payment of court-fee
Order 44 Rule 3 — Inquiry as to whether applicant is an indigent person
Order 45 Rule 1 — “Decree” defined
Order 45 Rule 2 — Application to Court whose decree complained of
Order 45 Rule 3 — Certificate as to value or fitness
Order 45 Rule 4 —
Order 45 Rule 5 —
Order 45 Rule 6 — Effect of refusal of certificate
Order 45 Rule 7 — Security and deposit required on grant of certificate
Order 45 Rule 8 — Admission of appeal and procedure thereon
Order 45 Rule 9 — Revocation of acceptance of security
Order 45 Rule 9A — Power to dispense with notices in case of deceased parties
Order 45 Rule 10 — Power to order further security or payment
Order 45 Rule 11 — Effect of failure to comply with order
Order 45 Rule 12 — Refund of balance deposit
Order 45 Rule 13 — Powers of Court pending appeal
Order 45 Rule 14 — Increase of security found inadequate
Order 45 Rule 15 — Procedure to enforce orders of the Supreme Court
Order 45 Rule 16 — Appeal from order relating to execution
Order 46 Rule 1 — Reference of question to High Court
Order 46 Rule 2 — Court may pass decree contingent upon decision of High Court
Order 46 Rule 3 — Judgment of High Court to be transmitted and case disposed of accordingly
Order 46 Rule 4 — Cost of reference to High Court
Order 46 Rule 4A — Reference to High Court under proviso to section 113
Order 46 Rule 5 — Power to alter, etc., decree of Court making reference
Order 46 Rule 6 — Power to refer to High Court questions as to jurisdiction in small causes
Order 46 Rule 7 — Power to District Court to submit for revision proceeding had under mistake as to jurisdiction in small causes
Order 47 Rule 1 — Application for review of judgment
Order 47 Rule 2 — To whom applications for review may be made
Order 47 Rule 3 — Form of applications for review
Order 47 Rule 4 — Application where rejected
Order 47 Rule 5 — Application for review in Court consisting of two or more Judges
Order 47 Rule 6 — Application where rejected
Order 47 Rule 7 — Order of rejection not appealable. Objections to order granting application
Order 47 Rule 8 — Registry of application granted, and order for re-hearings
Order 47 Rule 9 — Bar of certain application
Order 48 Rule 1 — Process to be served at expense of party issuing
Order 48 Rule 2 — Orders and notices how served
Order 48 Rule 3 — Use of forms in appendices
Order 49 Rule 1 — Who may serve processes of High Court
Order 49 Rule 2 — Saving in respect of Chartered High Courts
Order 49 Rule 3 — Application of rules
Order 50 Rule 1 — Provincial Small Cause Courts
Order 51 Rule 1 — Presidency Small Cause Courts