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First Schedule · Order 20

Judgment and Decree

Rules restart their numbering within each Order. Rule 1 of this Order is not CPC Section 1.

  1. Rule 1: Judgment when pronounced
  2. Rule 2: Power to pronounce judgment written by Judge’s predecessor
  3. Rule 3: Judgment to be signed
  4. Rule 4: Judgments of Small Cause Courts
  5. Rule 5: Court to state its decision on each issue
  6. Rule 5A: Court to inform parties as to where an appeal lies in cases where parties are not represented by pleaders
  7. Rule 6: Contents of decree
  8. Rule 6A: Preparation of Decree
  9. Rule 6B: Copies of judgments when to be made available
  10. Rule 7: Date of decree
  11. Rule 8: Procedure where Judge has vacated office before signing decree
  12. Rule 9: Decree for recovery of immovable property
  13. Rule 10: Decree for delivery of movable property
  14. Rule 11: Decree may direct payment by instalments
  15. Rule 12: Decree for possession and mesne profits
  16. Rule 12A: Decree for specific performance of contract for the sale or lease of immovable property
  17. Rule 13: Decree in administration-suit
  18. Rule 14: Decree in pre-emption-suit
  19. Rule 15: Decree in suit for dissolution of partnership
  20. Rule 16: Decree in suit for account between principal and agent
  21. Rule 17: Special directions as to accounts
  22. Rule 18: Decree in suit for partition of property or separate possession of a share therein
  23. Rule 19: Decree when set-off or counter-claim is allowed
  24. Rule 20: Certified copies of judgment and decree to be furnished

Understand civil procedure

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