THE OLD Civil Procedure Code from 1963 is heading for retirement. The Justice Ministry plans to replace the legislation, which is 50 years old and was revised nearly 80 times, with a trio of new laws.

NEW DELHI: The five-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court to work out the modalities for implementation and case management formula on the Civil Procedure Code amendments has invited ...

The Centre is considering a plan to remake India’s Civil Procedure Code (CPC) that outlines the procedure for civil suits following the recent overhaul of the country’s criminal codes, two people ...

The CPC, which lays down the procedure of civil suits, may be strengthened by inserting timelines to the law, and replicating the principles of the Commercial Courts Act into it. The changes may ...

In a decision that could help address the large pendency of civil cases, the Karnataka government on Friday decided to bring in an amendment to the Civil Procedure Code that is expected to reduce the ...

Draft revisions to the Civil Procedure Code were high on the agenda at a plenary session of the ongoing 13th National Assembly (NA)’s 10th sitting on October 26. Draft revisions to the Civil Procedure ...

To accelerate the pace of settling disputes through mutual negotiations, the ministry of law is pondering to amend section 89-A of Civil Procedure Code 1908 to make mediation and conciliation as ...

Nagpur: Dismissing a woman’s objection on maintainability of husband’s appeal for their child’s custody under Civil Procedure Code, Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that family court can ...