Serving Justice, Delayed in Transit: India and the Hague Service Convention
by Nikhil Varshney* and Ishu Gupta**
civil procedure code
Plaint must be considered alongside its relied documents to determine whether it discloses cause of action: Delhi HC
“The phrase “does not disclose the cause of action” must be very narrowly construed. The rejection of plaint at the threshold entails very serious consequences. This power must be exercised only in exceptional circumstances and when the Court is sure that plaintiff does not have any arguable case at all.”
2025 SCC Vol. 3 Part 3
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Or. 6 R. 17 – Amendment of plaint — Continuous cause of action
The Art of Writing a Judgment
by Dhruv Maurya*
Supreme Court directs High Courts to ensure pending execution petitions to be decided within six months without fail
“It is said that the woes for the litigants in this country start once they are able to obtain a decree in their favour and are unable to execute and reap its fruits for years together.”
Defining the Role of Civil Courts in Religious Disputes
by Sonakshi Vijay Rajan*
2025 SCC Vol. 1 Part 5
Advocates Act, 1961 — S. 24(1)(f) — Enrolment Fees: Charging of enrolment fees in excess of statutory stipulation under Advocates Act, 1961
Supreme Court breaks down Order II Rule 2 of CPC, discusses general principles underlying its operation
“The stage at which the first suit is, would not be a material consideration in deciding the applicability of the bar under Order II Rule 2. What needs to be looked into is whether the cause of action in both suits is one and the same in substance, and whether the plaintiff is agitating the second suit for claiming a relief that was very well available to him at the time of filing the first suit.”
2024 SCC Vol. 9 Part 1
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 7 R. 11(d) — Suit or application whether barred by limitation — When no limitation provided for — Power
In Conversation with Malak Bhatt: Exploring the Dynamics of White-Collar Crime and Insolvency Law
Interviewed by Zoya Ahmad
2024 SCC Vol. 8 Part 3
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 43 R. 1(r) — Infructuous/Futile appeal: Appeal against interim order
Cases Reported in HCC
Civil Procedure Code, 1908—Or. 7 R. 11—Rejection of plaint — Appeal against Trial Court’s decision allowing application for rejection
Call for Papers for Competition in commemoration of Shri Late Karavadi Venkateswarlu
The theme of the competition is The Cardinal Concepts of Civil Procedure Code; a Critique or Critical Analysis on Their Evolution and Crystallization