Regular Suits other than Commercial Suits
1 A quick look at the Procedure
2 General Check list before institution of the Suit
3 Applying for Ad-Interim / Interim Relief, if any, u/ss 75, 94 read with O. 26, 38, 39, 40 of CPC, 1908
4 Filing of Written Statement by Defendants - Order 8
5 Applying for Ex-parte decree - O.9 R.6 / O.8 R.10
6 First hearing of the case: Order 9 & 10, Section 89
7 Application by Defendant, if any, for Rejection of Plaint, etc. - Section 3 of Limitation Act, 1963; O.7 R.11(a) (b) (c) (d); Sections 9, 15 to 20 of CPC, 1908; S.8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation
8 Inspection of Documents – O.11 R.15
9 Production of documents – O.11 R.12, O.12 R.8, O.11 R.18, O.11 R.14
10 Administering Interrogatories: O.11 R.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
11 Framing of Issues – O.14
12 Filing of Evidence – O.18 R.1, 2, 3, 4, O.13 R.1, 2, 3, 4, Sections 136 to 164 of Evidence Act
13 Oral and Written Arguments O.18 R.2(3A,B,C,D)
14 Pronouncement of Judgment – O.20