§ SECTION 1(1) · CPC, 1908 Section 1(1) — Short Title A short clause with a lot inside it — what the name means, how it differs from the long title, and how the Act is cited. Read the name…
§ SECTION 1(2) · CPC, 1908 Section 1(2) — Commencement When the Code became law — the date of commencement, and the gap between passing the Act and bringing it into force. Date of commencement January 1 1909 Friday It…
§ SECTION 1(4) · CPC, 1908 Section 1(4) — Special Application, Broken Down A saving clause: the Code applies to three special areas without disturbing the local rules already in force there. Applies — but local rules are saved The…
§ SECTION 1(3) · CPC, 1908 Section 1(3) — Extent, Broken Down The general rule, its exceptions, the proviso that can lift them, and the Explanation — in plain words, with the exact text of the Act. Extends to the…
§ SECTION 1 · CPC, 1908 Section 1 — Short Title, Commencement & Extent Section 1 set out sub-section by sub-section, in the exact words of the Act — tap any node to open its full breakdown. Section 1 has…
CPC, 1908 · Preliminary · Ss. 1–8 Preliminary — The Foundations of the Code The opening eight sections of the Code. PRELIMINARY is the parent topic; the eight connected blocks are its sub-topics (Sections 1 to 8). PRELIMINARYSs. 1–8 ·…
Evolution of the Code History of the Code of Civil Procedure From the first uniform code of 1859 to the present Act V of 1908 and its modern reforms — how India’s civil-procedure law took shape. 1859 The first uniform…
Act V of 1908 The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 An interactive radial map of the Code — tap History at the core for its evolution, and hover or tap any Part for its details. Full descriptions in the cards…
The seven stages of a civil suit under the CPC, 1908 — institution, summons, written statement, framing of issues, trial, judgment & decree, and execution.
A tree map of Part I of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — every section from 9 to 35B: jurisdiction, res judicata, place of suing, summons, judgment, interest and costs.
