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A plaint is the first pleading in a civil suit. Under Order VII Rule 1 of the CPC, every plaint must contain: name of the court; name and address of plaintiff and defendant; cause of action with date and place of occurrence; valuation of suit for jurisdiction and court fees; relief claimed. The plaint must be supported by an affidavit-of-verification under Order VI Rule 15. Defects in the plaint can be cured by amendment under Order VI Rule 17, but rejection under Order VII Rule 11 is automatic where there is no cause of action or the suit is barred by limitation.
Statutory reference
Order VII CPC 1908
Related practice areas
Pleading filed by the plaintiff to commence a civil suit under Order VII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. Contains the cause of action, relief sought, and material facts.
Plaint is governed by Order VII CPC 1908. A plaint is the first pleading in a civil suit. Under Order VII Rule 1 of the CPC, every plaint must contain: name of the court; name and address of plaintiff and defendant; cause of action with date and place of occurrence; valuation of suit for jurisdiction and court fees; relief claimed. The plaint must be supported by an affidavit-of-verification under Order VI Rule 15. Defects in the plaint can be cured by amendment under Order VI Rule 17, but rejection under Order VII Rule 11 is automatic where there is no cause of action or the suit is barred by limitation.
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