Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Read the general central Sections, Parts and First Schedule Orders/Rules, alongside original English and Hindi guides to the civil-case journey, pleadings, jurisdiction, interim relief, appeals, execution and caveats.

An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature.

Parts and Sections

Preliminary8 sections
Part 1: Suits in General30 sections
Part 2: Execution40 sections
Part 3: Incidental Proceedings4 sections
Part 4: Suits in Particular Cases12 sections
Part 5: Special Proceedings5 sections
Part 6: Supplemental Proceedings2 sections
Part 7: Appeals20 sections
Part 8: Reference, Review and Revision3 sections
Part 9: Special Provisions Relating to High Courts5 sections
Part 10: Rules11 sections
Part 11: Miscellaneous31 sections

First Schedule: Orders and Rules

Order 1: Parties to Suits16 numbered rule entries
Order 2: Frame of Suit7 numbered rule entries
Order 3: Recognized Agents and Pleaders6 numbered rule entries
Order 4: Institution of suits2 numbered rule entries
Order 5: Issue and Service of Summons34 numbered rule entries
Order 6: Pleadings Generally19 numbered rule entries
Order 7: Plaint20 numbered rule entries
Order 8: Written statement, set-off and counter-claim19 numbered rule entries
Order 9: Appearance of Parties and Consequence of non-Appearance14 numbered rule entries
Order 10: Examination of Parties by the Court7 numbered rule entries
Order 11: Discovery and Inspection23 numbered rule entries
Order 12: Admissions11 numbered rule entries
Order 13: Production, Impounding and Return of Documents11 numbered rule entries
Order 14: settlement of issues and determination of suit on issues of law or on Issues agreed upon7 numbered rule entries
Order 15: Disposal of the Suit at the First Hearing4 numbered rule entries
Order 16: Summoning and Attendance of Witnesses23 numbered rule entries
Order 16A: Attendance of Witnesses Confined or Detained in Prisons7 numbered rule entries
Order 17: Adjournment3 numbered rule entries
Order 18: Hearing of the Suit and Examination of Witnesses21 numbered rule entries
Order 19: Affidavits3 numbered rule entries
Order 20: Judgment and Decree24 numbered rule entries
Order 20A: Costs2 numbered rule entries
Order 21: Execution of Decrees and Orders119 numbered rule entries
Order 22: Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties14 numbered rule entries
Order 23: Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits6 numbered rule entries
Order 24: Payment into Court4 numbered rule entries
Order 25: Security for Costs2 numbered rule entries
Order 26: Commissions29 numbered rule entries
Order 27: Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers in their Official Capacity12 numbered rule entries
Order 27A: Suits Involving a Substantial Question of Law as to the Interpretation of the Constitution or as to the Validity of any Statutory Instrument6 numbered rule entries
Order 28: Suits by or Against Military or Naval men or Airmen3 numbered rule entries
Order 29: Suits by or Against corporations3 numbered rule entries
Order 30: Suits by or against Firms and Persons carrying on business in names other than their own10 numbered rule entries
Order 31: Suits by or Against Trustees, Executors and Administrators3 numbered rule entries
Order 32: Suits by or Against Minors and Persons of Unsound Mind18 numbered rule entries
Order 32A: Suits Relating to Matters Concerning the Family6 numbered rule entries
Order 33: Suits by Indigent Persons22 numbered rule entries
Order 34: Suits Relating to Mortgages of Immovable Property17 numbered rule entries
Order 35: Interpleader6 numbered rule entries
Order 36: Special Case6 numbered rule entries
Order 37: Summary Procedure7 numbered rule entries
Order 38: Arrest and Attachment before Judgment14 numbered rule entries
Order 39: Temporary Injunctions and Interlocutory Orders12 numbered rule entries
Order 40: Appointment of Receivers5 numbered rule entries
Order 41: Appeals from Original Decrees41 numbered rule entries
Order 42: Appeals from Appellate Decrees3 numbered rule entries
Order 43: Appeals from Orders3 numbered rule entries
Order 44: Appeals by Indigent Persons3 numbered rule entries
Order 45: Appeals to the Supreme Court18 numbered rule entries
Order 46: Reference8 numbered rule entries
Order 47: Review9 numbered rule entries
Order 48: Miscellaneous3 numbered rule entries
Order 49: Chartered High Courts3 numbered rule entries
Order 50: Provincial Small Cause Courts1 numbered rule entries
Order 51: Presidency Small Cause Courts1 numbered rule entries

Official reference: Government reference hosted by Andhra Pradesh High Court — checked: 1 October 2026.Banaka editorial consolidation of the general central text, with the 2025 postal-service amendments applied. Not an official or certified edition. State/High Court variations, commercial-dispute modifications and prescribed Appendix forms are not consolidated here; consult the source and applicable court rules. Hindi learning guides are original explanations, not a statutory translation.Read the original schedule and amendment notes