
Instructions To Civil Courts
Volume I
Table Of Contents
1.PRACTICE IN THE TRIAL OF CIVIL SUITS
2. JURISDICTION--CIVIL COURTS
3. VALUATION OF SUITS
4. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS
5. WITNESSES-CIVIL COURTS
6. SUITS BY OR AGAINST PERSONS IN MILITARY SERVICE
7. SUITS AGAINST OR INVOLVING PRINCES, CHIEFS, etc... [Omitted]
8. SUITS BY OR AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC OFFICERS
9. UTILIZATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE SPECIAL KANUNGO
10. COMMISSIONS AND LETTERS OF REQUEST
11. JUDGMENTS AND DECREES
12. EXECUTION OF DECREES
13. TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWL OF SUITS AND APPEALS
14. APPEALS AND REVISIONS-CIVIL
15. REFERENCE TO THE HIGH COURT
16. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
17. PETITION WRITERS....[Omitted]
18. MINISTERIAL ESTABLISHMENT-Civil Courts
19. SUPPLY OF LIVERIES....[Omitted]
20. CIVIL DISTRICTS
21. JUDICIAL POWERS-CIVIL
22. RULES MADE BY THE HIGH COURT UNDER SECTION 122 OF THE CODE
OF CIVIL PROCEDURE ANNULLING ALTERING OR ADDING TO THE RULES IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE OF THE
CODE
1. PRACTICE IN THE TRIAL OF CIVIL SUITS
Part A
-General (Court hours, holidays, cause lists)
Part B- Reception of plaints and applications
Part C - Examination of the plaint
Part D - Service of Processes
Part E - Written statements
Part F - Settlement of issues
Part G - Documentary Evidence
Part H - Hearing of suits, adjournments, examination of
witnesses etc.
Part J - Dismissals in default and ex parte proceedings
Part K - Speedy Disposal of Cases
Part L - Incidental Proceedings
(a) Attachment before Judgment and Temporary Injunction
(b) Death, Marriage or Insolvency of Parties
(c) Compromises
(d) Amendment and Review
(e) Inherent Powers under section 151, C.P.C.
Part M - Special features of certain classes of cases
(a) Cases under Punjab Customary Law...[Omitted]
(b) Money Suits
(c) Pre-emption Suit
(d) Suits by and against minors and persons of unsound mind
(e) Suits by Paupers
(f) Suits for Redemption and Foreclosure of Mortgages
(g) Suits for Declaratory Decrees
(i) Procedure in"Hadd-Shikni Cases"
Part N - Miscellaneous Notifications etc.
Part O - Punjab Acts
2. JURISDICTION--CIVIL COURTS
Part A
- Jurisdiction of Civil Courts ( General )
Part B - Jurisdiction of Civil and Revenue Courts.
3. VALUATION OF SUITS
Part A
- Valuation of Suit
Part B - Value of the Subject-mater of Suits for the
purposes of appeal
Part C - Manner of determining the value of suits for
purposes specified in section 9 of the suits valuation Act 1887
Part D - Manner of determining the value of land for
purposes of jurisdiction in certain classes of suits.
4. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS
Part A
- Arbitration Proceedings under the Code of Civil Procedure
Part B - Rules under the Arbitration Act, 1940
Part C - The Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act,1937
5. WITNESSES-CIVIL COURTS
Part A
- Attendance of witnesses ( General )
Part B - Attendance of Patwaris in Civil Courts
Part C - Remuneration
Part D - Copying and search fees payable to Banks for
production of documents in Law Courts
6. SUITS BY OR AGAINST PERSONS IN MILITARY SERVICE
Part A
- Amenability to the Civil Courts of persons subject to Military law
Part B - The Soldiers Litigation Act, 1925
Part C - Proceedings with respect to Succession
Certificates
7. SUITS AGAINST OR INVOLVING PRINCES, CHIEFS,
etc... [Omitted]
8. SUITS BY OR
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC OFFICERS
9. UTILIZATION OF THE SERVICES OF THE SPECIAL KANUNGO
10. COMMISSIONS AND LETTERS OF REQUEST
Part A
- General instructions
Part B - Appointment of Commissioners
Part C - Commissions for examination of witnesses In Hyderabad....[Omitted]
Part D - Reciprocal arrangements with Courts of Azad
Jammun & Kashmir
Part E - Reciprocal arangements with Punjab States....[Omitted]
Part F- Commissions and Letters of Request for the
examination of witnesses in Foreign countries
Part G - Commissions and Letters of Request....[Omitted]
Part H - Letters of Requests and Commissions issued by
Foreign Courts
11. JUDGMENTS AND DECREES
Part A
- Preparation and delivery of judgments
Part B - Preparation of decrees
Part C- Decrees in Pre-emption Cases
Part D - Decrees contravening the provisions of the Punjab
Land Alienation Act
Part E - Award of costs in civil suits
Part F
- Award of interest in civil suits
12. EXECUTION OF DECREES
Part A
- General
Part B - Courts competent to execute decrees
Part C - Powers of executing courts
Part D - Payment into court and certification of payments
out of court
Part E - Procedure on application for execution
Part F - Execution by arrest and imprisonment
Part G - Execution of decrees for the delivery of
immovable property
Part H - Attachment
Part J - Objections to attachment
Part K - Custody and disposal of movable property pending
sale
Part L - Sale of property and delivery to the purchaser
Part M - Execution of decrees by the attachment and sale
or temporary alienation of revenue paying or revenue free-land
Part N - Execution of decrees against agriculturists
Part O - Execution of decrees against persons in military service....[Omitted]
Part P - Receipts for property realised or recovered in
execution of decrees
Part Q - Resistance to execution
Part R - Costs in execution proceedings
Part S - Reciprocal execution of decrees by Courts in
Pakistan and Courts in Foreign countries
13. TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWL OF SUITS AND APPEALS
14. APPEALS AND REVISIONS-CIVIL
Part A
- The appellate system of the Punjab
Part B - General procedure of appellate Courts
Part C - Security in revision cases
Part D - Procedure in the case of appeals and
applications presented after period of limitation
Part E - Transmission of appellate court's orders to lower
courts
15. REFERENCE TO THE HIGH COURT
16. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
Part A
- The filing of powers of attorney by pleaders in subordinate courts
Part B - Fees of counsel
Part C - Fees of declaratory suits, etc
17. PETITION WRITERS....[Omitted]
18. MINISTERIAL ESTABLISHMENT - Civil Courts
Part A
- Control
Part B - Character Rolls....[Omitted]
Part C
- Security
19. SUPPLY OF LIVERIES....[Omitted]
20. CIVIL DISTRICTS
21. JUDICIAL POWERS-CIVIL
Part A
- Conferment of powers ( Judicial )
Part B - Powers ( General )
22. RULES MADE BY THE HIGH COURT UNDER SECTION 122 OF THE CODE OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE ANNULLING ALTERING OR ADDING TO THE RULES IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE OF THE
CODE