Mulla The Code of Civil Procedure, 18/e (Set of 3 Vols)

First published in 1900, Sir Dinshaw Fardunji Mulla’s imposing work on the Code of Civil Procedure has withstood the test of time and served the legal profession and everyone associated with it for the last several decades. Its popularity has remained undimmed due to the high standards it has come to represent. The present edition will be an indispensable source of reference to the legal practitioners and the judiciary alike.

Key Highlights
• Includes the latest cases, legislative amendments and current developments in the law relating to civil procedure in India
• Changes made by the Amending Acts of 1999 and 2002 have been critically analysed through the latest case law
• Analyses the impact of important judicial pronouncements on civil procedure
• Covers comprehensive and lucid explanation of complex issues
• Contains the full text of the Letters patent of various High Courts
• Detailed synopses is provided for easy navigation and reference
• The object, principle and meaning of the sections and orders of the Code are explained and analysed in the light of important judgments pronounced by the Supreme Court and the various High Courts
• Contains a comprehensive subject index

Standard reference for
Lawyers, Judges, Law Teachers, Scholars, Legislators, Social Scientists, Administrators and Law Libraries.

Volume 1
Part I
Suits in general
Jurisdiction of the Courts and Res Judicata
Part II
Execution
Part III
Incidental proceedings
Part IV
Suits in Particular Cases
Part V
Special Proceedings
Part VI
Supplemental Proceedings
Part VII
Appeals
Part VIII
Reference, Review and Revision
Part IX
Special Provisions Relating to the High Courts not being the Court of a Judicial Commissioner
Part X
Rules
Part XI
Miscellaneous

Volume 2
Order 1
Parties to suits
Order 2
Frame of Suits
Order 3
Recognised Agents and Pleaders
Order 4
Institution of Suits
Order 4A
State Amendment
Order 5
Issue and Service of Summons
Order 6
Pleadings Generally
Order 7
Plaint
Order 8
Written Statement, Set-off and Counter-claim
Order 9
Appearance of Parties and Consequence of Non-Appearance
Order 10
Examination of Parties by the Court
Order 11
Discovery and Inspection
Order 12
Admissions
Order 13
Production, Impounding and Return of Documents
Order 14
Settlement of Issues and Determination of Suit on Issues of Law or on Issues Agreed Upon
Order 15
Disposal of the Suit at the First Hearing
Order 16
Summoning and Attendance of Witnesses
Order 16A
Attendance of Witnesses Confined or Detained in Prisons
Order 17
Adjournments
Order 18
Hearing of the Suit and Examination of Witnesses
Order 19
Affidavits
Order 20
Judgment and Decree
Order 20A
Costs
Order 21
Execution of Decrees and Orders
Order 22
Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties

Volume 3
Order 23
Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits
Order 24
Payment into Court
Order 25
Security for Costs
Order 26
Commissions
Order 27
Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers in their Official Capacity
Order 27A
Suits Involving a Substantial Question of Law as to the Interpretation of [the Constitution] [or as to the Validity of any Statutory Instrument]
Order 28
Suits by or against Military [or Naval] Men [or Airmen]
Order 29
Suits by or against Corporations
Order 30
Suits by or against Firms and Persons Carrying on Business in Names other than their own
Order 31
Suits by or against Trustees, Executors and Administrators
Order 32
Suits by or against Minors and Persons of Unsound Mind
Order 32A
Suits Relating to Matters Concerning the Family
Order 33
Suits by Indigent Persons
Order 34
Suits relating to Mortgages of Immovable Property
Order 35
Interpleader
Order 36
Special Case
Order 37
Summary Procedure
Order 38
Arrest and Attachment before Judgment
Order 39
Temporary Injunctions and Interlocutory Orders
Order 40
Appointment of Receivers
Order 41
Appeals from Original Decrees
Order 42
Appeals from Appellate Decrees
Order 43
Appeals from Orders
Order 44
Appeals by Indigent Persons
Order 45
Appeals to the Supreme Court
Order 46
Reference
Order 47
Review
Order 48
Miscellaneous
Order 49
Chartered High Courts
Order 50
Provincial Small Cause Courts
Order 51
Presidency Small Cause Courts
Appendices

B M Prasad- B.Sc., BL; Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Former member, Bihar Superior Judicial Service and Ex-Government Pleader

Manish Mohan- B.A. (Hons.); Advocate, Supreme Court of India