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1. “Steps in a Suit”
Sanjeev Kumar Choudhary
Assistant Professor of Law
Gujarat National Law University
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Thursday, June 11, 2020
GNLU –NavinchandraDesai Law Foundation ChairTraining Programme
“Application of the Code of Civil Procedure in Trial Advocacy and Execution”

2. Steps in a Suit
Steps in a Suit:
•Institution of Suit: O IV
•Pleadings: O VI
•Plaint: O VII
•Summons: O V
•Written Statement: O VIII

3. Steps in a Suit
InstitutionofSuit:
•Section26:
1)Everysuitshallbeinstitutedbythepresentationofaplaintorinsuchother
mannerasmaybeprescribed.
2)Ineveryplaint,factsshallbeprovedbyaffidavit.
•OrderIV:
1)EverysuitshallbeinstitutedbypresentingaplaintinduplicatetotheCourtorsuch
officerasitappointsinthisbehalf.
2)EveryplaintshallcomplywiththerulescontainedinOrdersVIandVII,sofar
astheyareapplicable.
3)Theplaintshallnotbedeemedtobedulyinstitutedunlessitcomplieswiththerequirements
specifiedinsubrules(1)and(2).

4. Steps in a Suit
Pleadings:OrderVI
•Definition–R1–Plaint&WS
•ObjectofPleadings
•ConstructionofPleadings
•FundamentalPrinciplesofPleadings:R2(1)
1)Facts&FactsOnly
2)MaterialFacts–Plaintiffcauseofaction&defendant’sdefence
3)NotEvidence
4)ConciseForm

5. Steps in a Suit
Pleadings:OrderVI
•OtherImportantRulesofPleadings:
i.Misrepresentation,fraud,breachoftrust,willfuldefaultorundueinfluenceetc.
pleaded–Date&itemsshouldbestated.R4
ii.Non-performanceofaconditionprecedent–needtobeexpresslypleaded.R6
iii.Baredenialofcontract–justoffactumR8
iv.Inconsistent&AlternatePleading–R7
v.Pleading–signedbytheparty/pleader–R14
vi.Pleadingmustbeverifiedonaffidavit–R15
vii.Strikingoutofpleadings–R16

6. Steps in a Suit
Pleadings:OrderVI
•R17-AmendmentofPleadings:(when,how,exhaustiveness,leavetoamendwhen
granted,subsequentevent,noticetooppositeparty,recordingofreasonbycourt,
tillwhatstage-proviso)
StewardvNorthMetropolitanTramwaysCo.188616QB178(CA)
•NoAppeal/Revisionallowed
•FailuretoAmend–R18.

7. Steps in a Suit
Pleadings:OrderVII
•Particulars:R1-8[Partiestosuit,CauseofAction,JurisdictionofCourt,Valuation,
Limitation,Relief]
•AdmissionofPlaint:R9
•ReturnofPlaint:R10
•RejectionofPlaint:R11
•Procedureonrejection:R12
•EffectofRejection:R13
•Appeal
•DocumentsReliedoninPlaint:R14-17

8. Steps in a Suit
Summons:Section27-29/OV
•Section27:Summonstodefendants.-Whereasuithasbeendulyinstituted,a
summonsmaybeissuedtothedefendanttoappearandanswertheclaimandmay
beservedinmannerprescribedonsuchdaynotbeyondthirtydaysfromdateof
theinstitutionofthesuit.
•Section28:ServiceofsummonswheredefendantresidesinanotherState.-(1)A
summonsmaybesentforserviceinanotherStatetosuchCourtandinsuch
mannerasmaybeprescribedbyrulesinforceinthatState.
•(2)TheCourttowhichsuchsummonsissentshall,uponreceiptthereof,proceed
asifithadbeenissuedbysuchCourtandshallthenreturnthesummonstothe
Courtofissuetogetherwiththerecord(ifany)ofitsproceedingswithregard
thereto.

9. Steps in a Suit
Summons:Section27-29/OV
•[(3)WherethelanguageofthesummonssentforserviceinanotherStateis
differentfromthelanguageoftherecordreferredtoinsub-section(2),a
translationoftherecord,
•(a)inHindi,wherethelanguageoftheCourtissuingthesummonsisHindi,or
•(b)inHindiorEnglishwherethelanguageofsuchrecordisotherthanHindior
English,shallalsobesenttogetherwiththerecordsentunderthatsub-section.]

10. Steps in a Suit
Summons:Section27-29/OV
•OrderV:IntimationtoOppositeParty
•EssentialsofSummons:R1-2
•AppearanceinPerson–Rule3
•ExemptionfromAppearanceinPerson:Section132-133,R4
•ContentsofSummons:R5-8

11. Steps in a Suit
Summons:Section27-29/OV
•ModeofServiceofSummons:R9-30
i.PersonalorDirectServiceofSummons:R10-16,18
ii.ServicebyCourt:R9
iii.Servicebyplaintiff:R9-A
iv.SubstitutedService:R17,19-20
v.ServicebyPost
vi.RefusalofSummons
vii.ObjectionastoServiceofSummons
viii.Serviceofsummonsinspecialcases:R21-30

12. Steps in a Suit
WrittenStatement:OVIII
•TimeLimit:R1
•SpecialRulesofDefence–R2-5,7(specific&evasivedenial)
•Set-off:Rule6(legal&equitableset-off)
•Counterclaim:R6-Ato6-G