Suits: Law, Practice & Procedure | Along with Model Forms

Suits: Law, Practice & Procedure by P. S. Narayana is a well-established practical guide on the institution, conduct, and disposal of civil suits under Indian law. Now in its 7th Edition, the book presents a systematic exposition of the law governing suits under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, supported by relevant statutory provisions and procedural requirements. Designed to bridge theory and practice, it provides clear guidance on every stage of a civil suit, from pre-litigation notices to judgment and decree, along with model forms for ready reference.

Key Features:

• Step-by-step procedural guidance covering pleadings, plaints, written statements, set-off, counter-claims, and framing of issues.
• Detailed treatment of special categories of suits, including mortgage suits, partnership suits, negotiable instrument suits, declaratory suits, specific performance, injunctions, and commercial suits.
• Comprehensive coverage of suits involving government, corporations, firms, minors, persons of unsound mind, trustees, and public authorities under relevant CPC Orders.
• Practical discussion on jurisdictional aspects such as limitation, place of suing, institution of suits, caveats, and court-fees.
• In-depth analysis of summary procedure, interpleader suits, constitutional suits, and public nuisance actions.
• Extensive collection of model forms to assist in drafting pleadings and conducting civil litigation efficiently.

This book is intended for practicing advocates, judicial officers, law students, academicians, and legal professionals seeking a practical and procedural understanding of civil suits under Indian law.

1. Introduction
2. Notices
3. Pleadings
4. Plaint
5. Written Statement, Set-off and Counter-claim
6. Suits
7. Appendix-A of Code of Civil Procedure
8. Limitation to Suits
9. Right to Lodge a Caveat
10. Institution of Suits
11. Place of Suing
12. Suits by or against the Government
13. Interpleader Suit
14. Public Nuisances and Other Wrongful Acts Affecting the Public
15. Suits Involving a Substantial Question of Law as to the Interpretation of the Constitution
16. Suits by or Against Military or Naval Men or Airmen - Order XXVIII
17. Suits by or Against Corporations - Order XXIX
18. Suits by or Against Firms and Persons Carrying on Business in Names Other Than Their Own - Order XXX
19. Suits by or Against Trustees, Executors and Administrators - Order XXXI
20. Suits by or Against Minors and Persons of Unsound Mind - Order XXXII
21. Mortgage Suits
22. Special Case - Order XXXVI
23. Summary Procedure - Order XXXVII
24. Partnership Suits
25. Suits on Negotiable Instruments
26. Suits on Easements
27. Suits by Person Dispossessed of Immovable Property
28. Declaratory Suits
29. Suits for Specific Performance etc.
30. Suits for Injunctions
31. Suits relating to Sale of Goods
32. Suits relating to Cancellation of Instruments
33. Suits relating to Bailment, Pledge etc
34. Suits on Agency
35. Suits relating to Leases
36. Payment of Court-Fees
37. Issues
38. Witnesses
39. Judgment and Decree
40. Commercial Courts and Suits
41. Model Forms
Miscellaneous