CPC Civil Procedure – Applications & Court Formats Pakistan

Introduction When one party seeks to compel the other to arbitrate without having filed any suit, Section 20 of the Arbitration Act 1940 provides the legal mechanism that makes such relief possible. This guide is prepared from the perspective of practice before the Karachi District Courts and the Sindh High Court, offering advocates and law

Introduction In civil litigation, a moment often arrives where the plaintiff or their counsel no longer wishes to continue pursuing a suit; sometimes a settlement is reached, sometimes the suit becomes infructuous, and sometimes the plaintiff realizes that their case has weakened over time. Where the withdrawal follows a mutual settlement rather than a unilateral

When a Decree Was Never Really Fair to Begin With Sometimes a client finds out, months or years after a case has already been decided, that they were never properly informed about it, or that the other side lied to the court to get the decree they wanted. The instinctive reaction is to think the

Introduction to Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 CPC Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 CPC are among the most important provisions relating to temporary injunctions in civil litigation. These provisions empower courts to grant immediate protection to a party when there is a threat to property, rights, or contractual obligations during the pendency of a

Stop Wasting Time on a Trial You Can Skip Not every civil suit needs a full trial. Where the written statement is on record, and reading it against the plaint shows there is no real dispute left, the defendant has admitted the claim, denied it only in general terms, or the disagreement is purely a