The corpus of law consists of substantive as well as procedural rules. Procedural rules are crucial for the realisation of justice, and play an important role in the disposal of cases. The Code of Civil Procedure 1908, governs and regulates the entire procedure in a civil suit. A mastery, therefore, of the principles and rules embodied in the Code, becomes indispensable for everyone associated with this branch of law. Mullas classic work on the civil procedure, first published in 1906, has remained popular with the Bar and the Bench on the strength of its sheer quality and the high standard maintained by legal luminaries associated with its previous editions. The book has continuously served the readers for the last several decades. This 16th Edition of Mullas Code of Civil Procedure (Abridged) covers the latest case law, legislative amendments and current developments in the law relating to civil procedure in India. All notable decisions of the Supreme Court and various High Courts as well as changes made by the various Amending Acts including the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 (Act 12 of 2012) have been incorporated and critically examined at appropriate places in the book. Detailed Appendices covering forms of plaints, summons, notices, affidavits etc. which are relevant for the filing process in courts have been included. For easy navigation and reference, the book provides detailed synopses, table of contents, table of cases and a comprehensive subject index. The book is an essential reference for lawyers, judges, law teachers, scholars, legislators, social scientists, administrators and law libraries.

Contents: 

Contents Publishers Note

Foreword by Honble Justice T S Thakur

Preface to the Fifteenth Edition

Preface to the Fourteenth Edition

Preface to the Thirteenth Edition

Table of Cases

Subject Index

Arrangement of Sections Preliminary

S. 1. Short Title, Commencement and Extent

S. 2. Definitions

S. 3. Subordination of Courts

S. 4. Savings

S. 5. Application of the Code to Revenue Courts

S. 6. Pecuniary jurisdiction

S. 7. Provincial Small Cause Courts

S. 8. Presidency Small Cause Courts

Part I Suits In General Jurisdiction of the Courts and Res Judicata

S. 9. Courts to try all civil suits unless barred

S. 10. Stay of suit

S. 11. Res Judicata

S. 12. Bar to further suit

S. 13. When foreign judgment not conclusive

S. 14. Presumption as to foreign judgments

S. 15. Court in which suits to be instituted

S. 16. Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate

S. 17. Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of

S. 18. Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of

S. 19. Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables

S. 20. Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises

S. 21. Objections to jurisdiction

S. 22. Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than

S. 23. To what Court application lies

S. 24. General power of transfer and withdrawal

S. 25. Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc

S. 26. Institution of suits

S. 27. Summons to defendants

S. 28. Service of summons where defendant resides in another State

S. 29. Service of foreign summonses

S. 30. Power to order discovery and the like

S. 31. Summons to witness

S. 32. Penalty for default

S. 33. Judgment and Decree