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(HIGH) COURT RULES & ORDERS [Volume I] Instructions to Civil Courts

Topic Serial # Content Case Law
 

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 
1 When written statements required
2 Documents to accompany written statement
3 Replications
4 Separate written statements
5 Court-fees
6 Contents
 

PART F

 
 

SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES

 
1 Stress on framing correct issues
2 Framing of issues by counsel
3 Elucidation of pleadings for framing issues
4 Elucidation of pleadings for framing issues
5 Examination of Parties
6 Examination on Oath
7 Personal attendance of parties
8 Examination should be detailed
9 Personal examination of parties
10 Amendment of pleadings
11 Forms prescribed for examination of parties
12 Utility of provisions as to discovery, inspection and admission
13 Parties
14 Form of issues
15 Burden of proof
 

PART G

 
 

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

 
1 Production of documents and list along with plaint and written statement on final hearing
2 List of documents and their comparison with the list
3 Calling upon parties to produce documents
4 Late production of documents
5 Suspicious, forged or not properly stamped documents
6 Production and admission of documents distinguished
7 Documents must be tendered in evidence
8 Procedure when documents admitted by the opposite party
9 Procedure when document is not admitted by the opposite party
10 Legal objection as to admissibility
11 Mode of proof
12 Proof of signature or attestation
13 Plans
14 Endorsements on documents admitted in evidence
15 Endorsements on documents not admitted in evidence
16 Documents to be placed in strong cover
17 Consequences of not properly admitting documents
18 Revision of record before writing judgment to see that only admitted document are on the record
19 Extracts or copies of settlement record and Riwaj-i-Am to be placed on record
20 Production of public records
21 Return of documents
 

PART H

 
 

HEARING OF SUITS, ADJOURNMENTS, EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES, ETC

 
1 List of Witnesses
2 Statement of case
3 Examination-in-Chief
4 Cross-examination
5 Re-examination
6 How far should Court interfere in the conduct of examination
7 Examination of witnesses called by Court
8 Deposition should be read over
9 Mode of recording evidence
10 Arguments
11 Rebuttal evidence
12 Examination of parties as witnesses
13 Note about closing of evidence
14 Continuous hearing of evidence
15 Adjournments for evidence
16 Adjournments for arguments
17 Memo of evidence should be legible
18 Interlocutory orders and notes
 

PART J

 
 

DISMISSALS IN DEFAULT AND EX PARTE PROCEEDINGS

 
1 General
2 Default by parties
3 Default by defendants
4 Default by plaintiff
5 Hasty dismissal not advisable
6 Hasty dismissal not advisable
7 Order of "Dakhil Daftar" is irregular
8 Registration suits
9 Procedure when the plaintiff is not present on the preliminary date
 

PART K

 
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