Examiners usually test the Code through short problem questions: a suit is filed, something goes wrong, and you must identify the remedy. Build a one-page map that links each procedural problem to its section or Order.
Key sections — study pointers
Our notes on what to look for. They are not the text of the law.
| Section | Heading | Study note |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jurisdiction of civil courts | Civil courts try all suits of a civil nature unless their cognizance is expressly or impliedly barred. |
| 10 | Res sub judice | Stay of a later suit where the matter in issue is directly and substantially in issue in an earlier pending suit between the same parties. |
| 11 | Res judicata | Bar on re-trying a matter finally decided by a competent court. Learn the explanations, especially constructive res judicata. |
| 80 | Notice before suing the government | Notice required before instituting a suit against the government or a public officer. |
| 96 / 100 | First and second appeals | Appeals from original decrees, and the limited grounds for a second appeal. |
| 114 / 115 | Review and revision | Review by the same court; revision by a superior court for jurisdictional error. |
| 151 | Inherent powers | Saves the court's inherent power to make orders necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of process. |
| O. VII r. 11 | Rejection of plaint | The grounds on which a plaint must be rejected. |
| O. XXXIX rr. 1–2 | Temporary injunction | Prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury. |