The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, 1st Edition 2025

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), 1st Edition 2025 by Whitesmann Publishing Co. is a comprehensive legal resource designed for legal professionals, students, and judicial aspirants. This edition incorporates the latest amendments, including those introduced by the Mediation Act, 2023, and provides a detailed analysis of the procedural laws governing civil litigation in India.

Table of Contents

Part I: Preliminary

• Short title, commencement, and extent
• Definitions
• Application of the Code
• Savings

Part II: Suits in General

• Who may sue
• Who may be sued
• Frame of suit
• Institution of suits
• Summons
• Pleadings
• Appearance of parties
• Examination of parties
• Discovery and inspection
• Admissions
• Production, impounding, and return of documents
• Settlement of issues
• Disposal of suits

Part III: Execution

• Execution of decrees and orders
• Stay of execution
• Attachment
• Sale
• Payment under decree
• Resistance to execution
• Arrest and detention
• Appeals in execution

Part IV: Suits in Particular Cases

• Suits by or against the government or public officers
• Suits involving minors or persons of unsound mind
• Suits relating to family matters
• Suits by indigent persons
• Suits relating to mortgages
• Interpleader
• Summary procedure

Part V: Appeals

• Appeals from original decrees
• Appeals from appellate decrees
• Appeals from orders
• Appeals to the Supreme Court
• Reference
• Review

Part VI: Miscellaneous

• Arrest and attachment before judgment
• Temporary injunctions and interlocutory orders
• Appointment of receivers
• Chartered High Courts
• Provincial Small Cause Courts
• Presidency Small Cause Courts
• Model pleadings