Civil draft formats
Plaints, written statements, injunction and interlocutory applications, appeals, execution and the misc. applications of civil practice under the CPC.
Affidavit in Support of Pleading under Order XIX Rule 3 CPC
A sworn statement filed in civil proceedings to verify facts in a pleading or to present standalone facts. Covers format, governing law, and drafting…
Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
A statutory first appeal against appealable orders under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act. Filed in the High Court. Includes structure, grounds, and…
Application for Condonation of Delay under Section 5 Limitation Act
An application filed with a delayed appeal or petition to explain the delay and seek condonation under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Includes…
Application Under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC for Disobedience of Injunction
An application under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC seeking attachment of property or civil detention for wilful breach of a temporary injunction, filed in the…
Application for Impleadment of Party under Order I Rule 10 CPC
Application by a third party to be added as plaintiff or defendant in a pending civil suit. Filed under Order I Rule 10 CPC read with Section 151 CPC.
Application for Recall, Modification or Clarification of an Order under Section 151 CPC
Application under Section 151 CPC to recall, modify, or clarify a court order. Filed in any civil court when no specific remedy is available. Includes…
Application for Restoration of Suit or Appeal Dismissed in Default
Application to set aside a dismissal in default and restore a civil suit or appeal under Order IX Rule 9 or Order XLI Rule 19 CPC. Includes format…
Application for Substitution of Legal Representatives under Order XXII CPC
Application to bring a deceased party's legal representatives on record in a pending civil suit or appeal under Order XXII Rules 3 and 4 CPC. Includes…
Application for Temporary Injunction under Order XXXIX Rules 1 & 2 CPC
An interlocutory application for a temporary injunction filed with a civil suit. Covers the mandatory three-fold test, structure, and drafting notes…
Application to Adduce Additional Evidence in Appeal under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC
A petition in a pending civil appeal seeking court leave to introduce new documentary or oral evidence. Filed under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC in the High…
Application under Order VI Rule 17 CPC for Leave to Amend Plaint
Interlocutory application in a pending civil suit seeking court leave to amend a plaint or written statement under Order VI Rule 17 CPC. Includes…
Application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for Rejection of Plaint
An application by the defendant to reject a civil plaint at the threshold without a trial. Filed in Civil, District, or High Court under Order VII Rule…
Application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act for Appointment of Arbitrator
A petition to the High Court or Supreme Court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrator…
Application under Section 16 Challenging Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal
A party's application under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, filed before an arbitral tribunal, contesting its jurisdiction.…
Application under Section 34 for Setting Aside Arbitral Award
An application to set aside a domestic or international commercial arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Filed in the High Court or…
Application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
A petition for interim measures from a court before or during arbitration under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act. Covers structure, maintainability…
Caveat Petition under Section 148-A of the Code of Civil Procedure
A caveat petition under Section 148-A CPC to secure the right to be heard before an ex-parte order is passed. Includes format, when to use, and what…
Civil Revision Petition under Section 115 CPC
A petition to the High Court under Section 115 CPC challenging a subordinate court's order on jurisdictional or material irregularity grounds. Includes…
Compromise Petition Under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC
Joint petition to record a settlement in a pending civil suit and obtain a compromise decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC. Includes structure and…
Consumer Complaint under the Consumer Protection Act 2019
A complaint filed before the District, State, or National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for deficiency in service, defective goods, or unfair…
Counter-Claim or Set-off by Defendant under Order VIII Rules 6 and 6A CPC
A defendant's pleading to assert a set-off for an ascertained sum or an independent counter-claim against the plaintiff in a civil suit. Filed before…
Execution Petition under Order XXI Rule 11 CPC
An execution petition filed in the Executing Court to enforce a decree under Section 51 and Order XXI Rule 11 CPC. Includes the mandatory ten…
Letters Patent Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent
An intra-court appeal filed before a Division Bench of a High Court against a final judgment or order of a Single Judge. Includes format, structure…
Petition for Grant of Probate of a Will under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act
A petition filed by the executor of a Will in the District Court or High Court to obtain probate. Includes the structure, governing law, and key…
Petition for Grant of Succession Certificate under Section 372 Indian Succession Act
A petition to the District Judge for a succession certificate to collect debts and securities of a deceased person. Includes the statutory format…
Plaint in an Interpleader Suit under Section 88 and Order XXXV CPC
A plaint for an interpleader suit filed by a disinterested stakeholder in a civil court when rival claimants demand the same property. Includes the…
Plaint for Declaration of Title with Consequential Relief
A civil plaint filed in the Civil or District Judge's court seeking a declaration of title under Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, combined with a…
Plaint for Partition and Separate Possession
A civil plaint filed before the Civil Judge (Senior Division) or District Judge to claim partition of joint property by metes and bounds and separate…
Plaint for Permanent Injunction under Section 38 Specific Relief Act
A plaint for a permanent injunction filed before a Civil Judge to prevent breach of an obligation or invasion of a legal right. Includes structure…
Plaint for Possession, Ejectment and Mesne Profits
A civil plaint for recovery of possession, ejectment of a tenant-holding-over or trespasser, and mesne profits, filed under Order VII CPC and the…
Plaint for Recovery of Money under Order VII CPC
A plaint for recovery of money filed in a civil court under Order VII CPC. Covers structure, when to use, and what the court examines.
Plaint for Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell
A civil plaint filed in the Civil Judge or District Court seeking specific performance of an agreement to sell immovable property under the Specific…
Plaint Under Order XXXVII CPC for Recovery of Money
A summary suit plaint for recovering a debt or liquidated demand under Order XXXVII CPC. Filed in a civil or commercial court, it includes the…
Regular First Appeal under Section 96 CPC
A memorandum of first appeal against a civil decree under Section 96 read with Order XLI CPC. Filed in District Court or High Court. Includes grounds…
Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC
A memorandum of second appeal filed before the High Court under Section 100 CPC, challenging a first appellate decree on substantial questions of law.…
Statement of Defence with Counter-Claim and Set-Off
A respondent's pleading before an arbitral tribunal that replies to the statement of claim, raises jurisdictional objections, and asserts a…
Transfer Petition under Section 25 CPC
A Supreme Court paper-book for a civil transfer petition under Section 25 CPC, seeking transfer of a case from one state to another. Includes the memo…
Written Statement with Set-Off and Counter-Claim
A defendant's formal reply to a civil plaint, incorporating preliminary objections, para-wise responses, and a cross-claim for set-off or a…