CivilAct No. 5 of 1908In Force

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Provides the procedural framework for civil litigation in India, covering jurisdiction of civil courts, pleadings, trial procedure, execution, appeals, and interlocutory matters. The CPC operates through the main body of 158 sections and Order I to Order XLIX in the First Schedule, which contain detailed procedural rules. Commercial courts now have their own modified CPC procedure for commercial disputes above ₹3 lakh.

Sections

158

Schedules

Ministry

Ministry of Law and Justice

Last Amended

2016-11-01

Key Provisions

→Jurisdiction of civil courts — pecuniary, territorial, subject-matter

→Res judicata and res sub judice — bars to fresh proceedings (S.10, S.11)

→Written statement, set-off, and counter-claim

→Temporary injunctions and interlocutory orders (Order XXXIX)

→Summary suits for liquidated money demands (Order XXXVII)

→Decree and its execution — attachment and sale of property

→Appeals: first appeal, second appeal, and revision

→Representative suits and class actions (Order I Rule 8)

Related Practice Areas

commercial-litigation real-estate corporate-advisory

civil procedurejurisdictioninjunctionres judicatadecreeexecutioncivil suit

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