10/02/2022
A civil suit has 11 main stages from institution of the suit till its judgment, they are as under :-
1) Institution of Suit ( Order 4, 6 and 7 )
2 ) Issue of Summons ( section 28 Order 5 )
3 ) Filing of Written Statement Order 8 section 30
4 ) judgment on Admission Order 12
5) Examination of Parties Order 10
6) Settlement of Dispute through Section 89
7 ) Discovery & Inspection Order 11
8 ) Framing of Issues Order 14
09) evidence
10 ) Arguments Order 18 R 2 (3A)
11) Judgment Order 20
details under below
1. Plaintiff has to file the plaint complying the provisions in all respect as contemplated under Order 4 r/w Order 6 and 7 of the code.
2. Plaintiff has to get issue summons within 30 days from the institution of suit.
3. After the service of summons defendant has to file his written statement within 30 days from the receipt of summons as per Order 8 R 1 of the code.
4. if in statement defendant admits the claim of plaintiff then court has to pronounce the judgment on admission.
5. Within 10 days from the filing of written statement court has to examine the parties so as to explore the possibilities of compromise in between the parties and to refer the matter of settlement under section 89 of the code.
6. If parties fail to compromise the matter then court has to keep the matter for discovery and inspection as per Order 11 of the code.
7. thereafter Court has to frame the issues within 15 days as per Order 14 of the code.
8. after the issues frame Parties have to file the list of witnesses within 15 days from the date of framing of issues as per Order 16 of the code.
09. Plaintiff has to produce the evidence first as per order 18 thereafter defendant has to produce the evidence.
10. On completion of evidence, the Court, shall fix a date,. Not exceeding fifteen days, for hearing of arguments of parties.as per Order 18 R 2 (3A) of the code.
11. The Court shall, after the case has been heard, pronounce judgment in open Court, either at once or on some future day not exceeding thirty days, for which due notice shall be given to the parties or their advocates].as per Order 20 R 1 of the code.
