Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (In 5 Volumes)

Justice Thakker's Code of Civil Procedure in 5 Volumes is a path‑breaking and monumental work on the subject, unanimously regarded as one of the great books of all time. It offers a comprehensive, authoritative, and lucid treatment of the Code, presenting a vast amount of essential information across its volumes. The work also addresses and explains numerous grey areas in procedural law.

The drastic changes introduced by the CPC (Amendment) Act, 1999; the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2002; along with the recent changes brought about by the Mediation Act, 2023; the Commercial Courts Act, 2015; the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011; and other enactments have been incorporated in this book. The current edition also includes updated State and High Court amendments. All up‑to‑date and significant decisions of the Supreme Court and the High Courts have been analytically examined.

Volumes 1 to 5 of the present work deal with the provisions of the Code in the order of their appearance. The substantive provisions (Sections 1 to 158) are covered in Volume 1 and partly in Volume 2. Volumes 2 to 5 discuss the First Schedule (Orders and Rules), which contains the procedural provisions. Model Forms of Pleadings have also been included, and it is hoped that they will be found useful in preparing pleadings in court.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of Sections 1-158 and the First Schedule (Orders and Rules) across five well-structured volumes.
• Incorporates major legislative reforms, including amendments introduced by the CPC (Amendment) Acts, 1999 and 2002.
• Updated with recent developments such as the Mediation Act, 2023, Commercial Courts Act, 2015, and Factoring Regulation Act, 2011.
• Critical analysis of leading and recent decisions of the Supreme Court and various High Courts.
• Includes updated State and High Court amendments for enhanced jurisdiction-specific relevance.
• Detailed examination of all important decisions of the Supreme Court and various High Courts, including two very important judgments of the Supreme Court in Salem Advocate Bar Assn. (1) v. Union of India1 and Salem Advocate Bar Assn. (2) v. Union of India2
• Highlights provisions requiring legislative reconsideration and offers thoughtful suggestions for reform.
• Contains practical model formats for Plaints, Written Statements, Issues, Appeals, Revisions, and other court pleadings.

This brilliant, dependable, and original work is indispensable for the judiciary, practitioners, academicians, administrators, the teaching faculty, and students of law.

Reviews

Your contribution for India rivals that of Sir William Wade.

- Lord Denning

The book under review which is an enlightening and comprehensive treatise on the subject will be received with gusto by discerning readers.

- ACADEMY LAW REVIEW

Extract from the Foreword

Like many other legal publications of great merit, to the credit of Justice Thakker, the present work is also a thorough, comprehensive, and scholarly exercise that touches and explains many grey areas in the procedural law.

I can safely say that the present work on the Code of Civil Procedure leaves nothing unexplained, which ought to have been explained. I am very impressed by the scholarly work of Justice Thakker.

I have no doubt that Justice Thakker's work on "Civil Procedure" will be of immense help to Lawyers, Judges, Law students, and others dealing in civil work in courts as well as before other authorities.

- DR. JUSTICE A.S. ANAND
Chief Justice of India

About the Author:

Born on November 10, 1943, Justice Thakker obtained his LL.B. degree from M.P. Shah Law College, Jamnagar and his LL.M. degree from Gujarat University. He enrolled as an advocate on 28-2-1968 and started practice in the Gujarat High Court. He also rendered services as Asstt. Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor from December 1975 to 1982. He was also offered services as a part-time lecturer in law in Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad. He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Gujarat in 1990, and was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh in 2000, and of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in 2001. In 2004, he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Justice Thakker was also the Acting Governor of the State of Maharashtra from July 2002 to October 2002.

Justice Thakker has authored several publications for Eastern Book Company, including “Civil Procedure” (the six-volume lawyer's edition and a student's edition) and “Administrative Law” (lawyer's and student's editions). He was also the revising author for the much-acclaimed work, V.G. Ramachandran's “Law of Writs."