Faculty of Law

Marwadi B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)/ B.Com.LL.B. (Hons.)

Subject Civil Procedure Code and Teaching Scheme

Subject
10FL0604 5 3 0 2
Code

Course Objectives
1. To study details of procedure for redressal of civil rights.
2. To study the nature and significance of pleadings and practical aspects relating to it.
3. To understand the execution proceeding.
4. To study with the law of limitation as applicable to civil proceedings.

Course Outcomes
On completion of this course, students will be able to
1. State the detail procedure for redressal of civil rights.
2. Identify the place of suing, procedure for institution of suit, the documents in support and
against, evidence taking and trial, dimensions of an interim order, the peculiar nature of the
suits, the complexities of executing a decree and provisions for appeal and revision.
3. Describe Parties of suits, Institution and Trial of suit.
4. Execute Plaint and written statement.
5. Compare Suits, Appeals, Review and Reference
6. Relate the law of limitation to civil proceedings.

Detailed Syllabus
Unit/Sessions Case Laws
Descriptions
(in hours)
1.The basic Concepts of civil  BALCO Employees
Unit I: Introduction procedure code. Union v. Union of India
(6 hours) 2.Distinction between decree and AIR 2002 SC 350
judgment and between decree  National Institute of MH
and order Jurisdiction. & NS v. C. Parameshwara
3.Suit of civil nature-scope and AIR 2005 SC 242
 limits.  Pukhraj D. Jain v. G.
4. Res-sub-judice and Res-judicata Gopalkrishna AIR 2004
5.Place of suing SC 3504
6. Foreign Judgments  National Institute of MH
7. Transfer of Suit & NS v. C. Parameshwara
AIR 2005 SC 242
 Paras Nath Rai v. State of
Bihar AIR 2013 SC 1010,
Rajinder Kumar v.
Kuldeep
 Singh & Ors. 2014(2)
SCALE 135
 Ramji Gupta v. Gopi
Krishna Agrawal, AIR
2013 SC 3099
 Ramji Gupta v. Gopi
Krishna Agrawal, AIR
2013 SC 3099
 Vithal (P) Ltd. v. Union of
 India & Ors., AIR 2005
SC 1891
 Dabur India v. K.R.
Industries (2008) 10 SCC
595
Unit II: Parties of 1. Parties to the suit: Joinder, mis-  Ranjeet Mal V. General
suits, Institution and joinder or non-Joinder of parties Manager, Northern
Trial of suit 2. The rules under civil manual Railway, New Delhi &
(10 hours) (divorce and judicial separation Anr.,
cases) AIR 1977 SC 1701
3. Process of suit, Rules under the  Chief Conservator of
Suit Valuation Act 1887 Forests, Government of
3.Representative suit. A.P. V. Collector & Ors;
4.Frame of suit: Importance of AIR 2003 SC 1805
cause of action  Vidyawati Gupta V.
5.Summons and modes of service of Bhakti Hari Naik & Ors.,
summons AIR 2006 SC 1194

Unit III: Pleading 1.Rules of pleading, signing and  Usha Devi v Rijwan
(12 hours) verification. Ahmad, (2008)3 SCC 717
2.Plaint: rules and particulars  Rameshkumar Agarwal v.
3. Admission of plaint and return Rajmala Exports Pvt Ltd.
and rejection of plaint (2012) 5 SCC 337
4.Written statement: particulars,  B.K.N. Narayana Pillai v.
rules of evidence P. Pillai and Ors. AIR
5.Set off and counter claim 2000 SC 614
distinction 6. Discovery inspection
 and production of documents  Bharat Petroleum
7.Interrogatories Corporations Ltd. v.
8.Privileged documents Precious Finance Ltd.
9.Affidavits (2006) 6 Bom Cr 510
 Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal
& Ors v. K.K. Modi & Or
AIR 2006 SC 1647,
Unit IV: 1. Appearance  Union of India v. Era
Appearance, 2.Ex-parte procedure Educational Trust, (2000)
Examination and 3.Summary and attendance of 5 SCC 57
Trial witnesses  Ajay Mohan & Ors. v.
(12 hours) 4.Trial H.N. Rai & Ors., (2008) 2
5.Adjournments SCC 507
6.Interim orders: commission, arrest  Food Corporation of India
or attachment before judgement, v. Sukha Deo Prasad, AIR
injunction and appointment of 2009 SC 2330
receiver.
7. Interest and costs.
8.Settlement of disputes outside
the Court.
Unit V: Execution 1. Meaning of Execution  State of Haryana v. Kartar
(12 hours) 2. General principles (ss.52.54). Singh, (2013) 11 SCC
3. Power for execution of decrees. 375)
4. Procedure for execution  Sangamesh Printing Press
(ss.55.54) V. Chief Executive
5. Enforcement, arrest and detection Officer, Taluk
(ss.55.59) Development Board
6. Attachment (ss.60-64). (1999) 6 SCC 44
7. Sale (ss.65-97).  District collector,
8. Delivery of property. Srikakulam & Ors. V.
9. Stay of execution. Bagathi Krishna Rao &
Anr. AIR 2010 SC 2617
Unit- VI: Suits, 1. First Appeal  Swapna Mohanty v State
Appeals, Review and 2. Second Appeal of Odisha, (2018) 17 SCC
Reference 3. Appeal from Order 621
(12 hours) 4. Powers of Appellate Court  liyathammuda
5. Review Beethathebiyyappura
6. Reference Pookoya v Pattakal
7. Revision Cheriyakoya (2019) 16
SCC 1
 Menka Gupta v Umashree
Devi (2019) (Civil Appeal
No. S. 6163-6164/2019)
Unit-VII: Suits in 1.By or against government (ss.79-  Salem Advocate Bar
particular cases 82) Association,Tamil Nadu
(6 hours) 2.By aliens and by or against V. Union of India, AIR
foreign rulers or ambassadors 2005 SC 3353
(ss.83-87A)  State of Kerala v. Sudhir
3. Public nuisance (ss.91-93) Kumar Sharma, (2013) 4
4. Suits by or against firm SCC 706)
5. Suits in forma pauperis  Vide Sudhir Ji
6. Mortgages  Angur V. M.Sanjeev, AIR
7.Interpleaded suits 2006 SC 351
8.Suits relating to public charities  H. Siddiqui (dead) by
9. Summary Suit LRs. v. A. Ramalingam,
10. Injunction AIR 2011 SC 1492
11. Salient features of Commercial  B.V. Nagesh & Anr. v.
Courts Act H.V. Sreenivasa Murthy,
(2010) 10 SCC 55
 Jai Singh V. Shakuntala,
AIR 2002 SC 1428
Unit VIII: 1. Condonation of delay  Ravinder Kaur Grewal v.
Limitation Act 2. Expiry of prescribed period when Manjit Kaur, 2019 SCC
(5 hours) court is closed OnLine SC 975
3.Computation of period of  Punjab National Bank
limitation And Ors vs Surendra
4. Acquisition of ownership by Prasad Sinha, 1992 AIR
possession 1815
5. Extinguishment of right to  B.K Educational Services
property Pvt Ltd vs Parag Gupta
And Associates, 2018
 Rullia Ram Hakim Rai vs
S. Fateh Singh S. Sham
Sher Singh, AIR 1962 P H
256

Text Books
 C.K. Takwani, Civil Procedure Code, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow
 Sudipto Sarkar & V.R. Manohar, Sarkar’s Code of Civil Procedure (2 Vols), LexisNexis
India (11th Edn.)

Reference Book
 Mulla, Code of Civil Procedure (1999), Universal, Delhi
 B. M. Prasad & S. K. Sarvaria, Mulla’s Code of Civil Procedure (17th ed., 2007)
 C.K. Thacker, Code of Civil Procedure (2000), Universal, Delhi
 Majumdar. P.K. and Kataria. R.P., Commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(1998), Universal, Delhi.
 Saha.A.N., The code of Civil Procedure (2000) Universal, Delhi
 Sarkar’s Law of Civil Procedure, vols. (2000) Universal, Delhi.
 Universal’s Code of Civil Procedure, (2000).
 M.R.. Mallick (ed.), B.B. Mitra on Limitation Act ( 1998), Eastern, Lucknow