PART : A – C.P.C.
Topic 1 : Definitions –
Decree [section 2(2)],Judgement [section 2(9)] Legal Representative
[section 2(11)], Mesne Profits [section 2(12)], Order [section 2(14)]
Topic 2 : Jurisdiction of Courts, Principle of Res subjudice and Res judicata
(Sections 9 to 11) and Order II, Rules 1 and 2 – Suit to include the whole claim.
- Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramchandra Bhikaji Joshi AIR 1979 SC 653
- Indian Bank v. Maharashtra State Co-Op. Marketing Federation Ltd. AIR 1998 SC 1952
- Iftikhar Ahmed v. Syed Meharban Ali AIR 1974 SC 749
- State of U.P. v. Nawab Hussain AIR 1977 SC 1680
- C.A. Balakrishnan v. Commissioner Corporation of Madras,
AIR 2003 Mad. 170
Topic 3 : Place of Suing (Sections 15 to 21-A)
Topic 4 : Execution of the Decree/Order (Sections 60-62)
Topic 5 : Suits by or Against Government (Sections 79, 80)
Topic 6 : Appeals
(i) Appeals from Orders and Decrees, Second Appeal and Power of
Appellate Court (Sections 96, 100, 107(1)d) and Production of additional evidence at appellate
stage; Order XLI, Rule 27
- Chunnilal V. Mehta & Sons Ltd. v. Century Spn. & Mfg. Co. Ltd.AIR 1962 SC 1314
- Koppi Setty v. Ratnam v. Pamarti Venka 2007 RLR 27 (NSC)
- Gill & Co. v. Bimla Kumari Jolly 1986 RLR 370
Topic 7 : Reference –
Section 113, Revision Section 115 and review Section 114 read with
Order XLVII.
- Haridas Das v. Smt. Usha Rani Banik 2006 (3) SCALE 287
Topic 8 : Inherent Powers of Court (Section 151) - Mahant Ram Das v. Ganga Das AIR 1961 SC 882
ORDERS I to Ll
Topic 9 : Parties to Suits Order I, Rules 1, 2 and 3
Topic 10 : Amendment of Pleadings (Order VI , Rule 17)
- Jai Jai Ram Manohar Lal v. National Bldg. Material Supply AIR 1969 SC 1267
- M/s. Ganesh Trading Co. v. Moji Ram AIR 1978 SC 484
- Dalip Kaur v. Major Singh AIR 1996 P & H 107
- B.K. Narayana Pillai v. Parameswaran Pillai (2000) 1 SCC 712
Topic 11 : Rejection of Plaint (Order VII, Rule 11)
Topic 12 : Appearance of Parties and Consequences of Non-appearance
(Order IX, Rules 6, 7 and 13)
- Sangram Singh v. Election Tribunal, Kotah AIR 1955 SC 425
- Rajni Kumar v. Suresh Kumar Malhotra 2003 (3) SCALE 434
- Bhanu Kumar Jain v. Archana Kumar AIR 2005 SC 626
Topic 13 : Summary Procedure (Order XXXVII, Rules 1 to 4)
- Santosh Kumar v. Bhai Mool Singh AIR 1958 SC 321
- M/s. Mechalec Engrs. & Manufacturers v. M/s. Basic Equipment Corn. AIR 1977 SC 577
- ONGC Ltd. v. State Bank of India, AIR 2000 SC 2548
Topic 14: Temporary Injunctions and Interlocutory Orders (Order XXXIX, Rules 1 to5)
- Monohar Lal v. Seth Hira Lal AIR 1962 SC 527 109
- Dalpat Kaur v. Prahlad Singh AIR 1993 SC 276
Part – B : Limitation
Topic 1 : Limitation of Suits, Appeals and Applications (Sections 3-5)
(a) Effect of expiry of limitation – dismissal of suit, appeal, application (section 3)
- R.B. Policies at Lloyd’s v. Butler (1949) 2 All ER 226 (KBD)
- Union of India v. West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. AIR 2004 SC 1596
- Punjab National Bank v. Surendra Prasad Sinha AIR 1992 SC 1815
(b) Extension of limitation (section 5) - Collector, Land Acquisition, Anantnag v. Katiji AIR 1987 SC 1353
- State of Nagaland v. Lipok AO (2005) 3 SCC 752
Topic 2: Computation of Limitation (Sections 12, 17 to 19, 21)
(a) Exclusion of time (sections 12)
- Commissioner of Sales Tax, U. P. v. Madan Lal Das AIR 1977 SC 523
- State of Uttar Pradesh v. Maharaj Narain AIR 1968 SC 960
(b) Effect of fraud or mistake (section 17), Effect of acknowledgment (section 18),
effect of payment (section 19) ,Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant
(section 21) - Mahabir Kishore v. State of Madhya Pradesh AIR 1990 SC 313
- Sampuran Singh v. Niranjan Kaur (Smt.)AIR 1999 SC 1047
Topic 3 : Acquisition of Ownership by Possession (Sections 25-27)
Topic 4 : The Schedule – Period of Limitation
(a) Article 113 – Any suit for which no period of limitation is provided elsewhere.
- State of Punjab v. Gurdev Singh (1991) 4 SCC 1
(c) Article 137 – Limitation where no period is prescribed - Ajaib Singh v. Sirhind Cooperative Marketing-Cum-Processing Service Society LimitedAIR 1999 SC 1354
