This encyclopaedic work is the outcome of the well-known author 's practical experience in conducting various types of civil cases. The work not only covers the Code of Civil Procedure but also the entire field of civil justice. It is a storehouse of meticulously arranged case-law, and selected information and is designed to save the user, hours of laborious search and study.

Arranged topic-wise, an alphabetical grouping of topics and Statutes is made to facilitate easy search. Comprehensive coverage of case-law and material on each topic is given in the most concise and crisp manner. The Supreme Court 's views have been incorporated in almost each and every topic. Large topics have been provided with a synopsis at the beginning to enable quick and easy reference. Dissented, overruled and reversed rulings are pointed out specifically.

• All India Reporter : It provides an in-depth analysis of any point or issue. Great care has been taken by the author to retain only the most relevant matter in order to present the topic in a concise fashion. The chief characteristic of the book is that each topic is presented with such a proper head that even a busy lawyer can pinpoint precisely the required vital point effortlessly.

                   Abadi 1
                   Abandonment 2
                   Abwab 3
                   Abatement 4
                   Account 5
                   Accident 15
                   Accumulation 19
                   Acknowledgement 20
                   Acquiescence 25
                   Act of God 29
                   Act of State 29
                   Administrative law 33
                   Admission 65
                   Adoption 73
                   Adverse Possession 73
                   Advocates 89
                   Advancement 89
                   Advertisement 89
                   Affidavit 89
                   Agha Khan 95
                   Age 95
                   Agent 98
                   Allusion and Diluvion 98
                   Alimony 101
                   Annuity 101
                   Arbitration Act 102
                   Army Act 165
                   Association 166
                   Attorney 166
                   Attachment 166
                   Award 166
                   Axiom 166

B

                   Babuana Grant 166
                   Bailment 167
                   Banker and Customer 169
                   Benami Transaction 174
                   Bill of Exchange 182
                   Bill of Lading 182
                   Boundary 182
                   Broadcasting 182
                   Broker 182

C

                   Carrier 182
                   Caste 187
                   Cause of action 191
                   Certificate 191
                   Certiorari 191
                   Chit fund 191
                   Chastity 191
                   Civil Procedure Code, 1908 191
                   Club 420
                   Collusion 421   
                   Commission 421
                   Commissioner 421
                   Companies Act, 1956 421
                   Compensation 422
                   Compromise 422
                   Consent 423
                   Constitution of India 423
                   Contempt 527
                   Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 532
                   Contract Act, 1872 537
                   Conveyance 570
                   Co-owner 570
                   Copyright 570
                   Co-Sharer 573
                   Court 573
                   Court Fees Act, 1870 573
                   Creed 583
                   Custom 583
                   Cy Pres 593

D

                   Damage 594
                   Debt 599
                   Decree 599
                   Deed 600
                   Defamation 611   
                   Delay 616
                   Departmental inquiry 616
                   Deposit 616
                   Disciplinary action 616
                   Disciplinary Proceedings 616
                   Disqualification 640
                   Divorce 640
                   Document 645   
                   Domicile 645
                   Dower 645
                   Dwelling House 645

E

                   Easement 645
                   Election 653
                   Employee 678   
                   Employer 678
                   Employer and employee 678
                   Employment 678
                   Employment agreement 678
                   Employment and Service 678
                   Escheat 801
                   Estoppel 802
                   Evidence Act, 1872 803
                   Examination of Witness 930
                   Execution 930
                   Executor 930
                   Ex parte decree 930
                   Expert Evidence 930

F

                   Fact 931
                   Fact in issue 931
                   Family Arrangement 931
                   Ferry 935
                   Finding of Fact 935
                   Firm 936
                   Fishery 939
                   Foreign award 942
                   Foreign Court 942
                   Foreign judgment 942
                   Foreign Ruler 942
                   Forest 942
                   Forfeiture 943
                   Fraud 946

G

                   General Clauses Act, 1897 949
                   Ghatwali Tenure 954
                   Gift 955
                   Grant 955
                   Gratuity 955
                   Guardianship 957

H

                   Handwriting 957
                   Hat, Bazar, Fair and Market 957
                   Hearing 957
                   Hearsay 957
                   HIBA 958
                   High Court 958
                   Highway 960
                   Hindu Law 962
                   Husband and Wife 1024

I

                   Idol 1032
                   Inam 1032
                   Industrial Dispute   1038
                   Infant 1038
                   Inheritance 1038
                   Injunction 1038
                   Insolvency 1050
                   Insurance 1057
                   Interpretation of Statutes 1068

J

                   Jagir 1086
                   Joint family 1086
                   Judgment 1086
                   Jurisdiction 1093
                   Jurisprudence 1093
                   Justice, equity and good conscience 1095

K

                   Karta 1096
                   Khalker tenure 1096
                   Khoti land 1096
                   Khudkasht and sir land 1096
                   Khas Mahal 1096
                   Knowledge 1096

L

                   Land Acquisition Act, 1894 1097
                   Landlord and tenant 1105
                   Land tenure 1114
                   Lawyer 1124
                   Lease 1124
                   Leave 1134
                   Legal necessity 1134
                   Legal practitioner   1134
                   Legal representatives 1140
                   Letter of Administration 1141
                   Libel 1141
                   Licence 1141
                   Lien 1142
                   Limitation 1142
                   Limitation Act, 1963 1157
                   Lis Pendens 1240
                   Local inspection 1240
                   Lottery 1240
                   Lunatics 1241

M

                   Mahant 1244
                   Maintenance 1245
                   Malicious Prosecution 1250
                   Manager 1250
                   Map 1250
                   Market 1251
                   Marriage 1251
                   Marshalling 1284
                   Master & Servant 1287
                   Maxim 1287
                   Merger 1289
                   Mesne Profit 1290
                   Mines & Minerals 1296
                   Minor 1301
                   Mohamadan Law 1301
                   Mortgage 1320
                   Mosque 1320
                   Mutt/Math 1320
                   Mutwalli 1321

N

                   Natural Justice 1321
                   Navigation 1321
                   Negligence 1321
                   Negotiable Instrument 1321
                   Newspaper 1324
                   Notice 1324
                   Nuisance 1332

O

                   Oath 1334
                   Onus 1336
                   Opinion 1336
                   Oral evidence 1336
                   Ostensible owner 1336
                   Ouster 1336

P

                   Panchayat 1336
                   Panda 1338
                   Pardanashin Lady   1338
                   Parliamentary debate 1341
                   Part Performance 1341
                   Partition 1341
                   Partition Act 1341   
                   Partnership 1342
                   Passport 1354
                   Patent 1355
                   Pauper suit 1356
                   Pay 1356
                   Payment 1356
                   Pedigree table 1357
                   Pension 1357
                   Permissive possession 1357
                   Pious obligations 1357
                   Plaint 1357
                   Pleader 1357
                   Pleading 1357
                   Possession 1364
                   Power of Attorney 1364
                   Practice and procedure 1368
                   Pre-emption 1385
                   Probate 1385
                   Promissory Note 1385
                   Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1988 1388
                   Pujari 1390

R

                   Railway 1390
                   Record of Right 1399
                   Reformation in site 1401
                   Register of death and birth 1401
                   Registration Act, 1908 1401
                   Religious Endowment 1438
                   Relinquishment 1438
                   Remarriage 1438
                   Res judicata 1438
                   Restitution 1438
                   Restoration of suit and appeal 1438
                   Reunion 1438
                   Reversioner 1438
                   Review 1438
                   Revision   1439
                   Revocation of Probate 1439
                   Riparian Right 1439
                   Ryotwari tenure 1439

S

                   Sale 1439
                   Sale of Goods Act, 1930 1439
                   Sales Tax 1450
                   Second Appeal 1471
                   Second Marriage 1471
                   Secondary Evidence 1471
                   Security bond 1471
                   Service 1471
                   Service Tenure 1471
                   Set-Off 1471
                   Shebait 1471
                   Ship 1471
                   Shipping 1471
                   Signature 1474
                   Sketch map 1474
                   Slander 1474
                   Small Cause Court 1474
                   Specific Performance of Contract 1474
                   Specific Relief Act, 1963 1479
                   Stamp Act, 1899 (Act II of 1899) 1508
                   Steamer 1533
                   Stridhan   1533
                   Substitution 1533
                   Sub lease 1533
                   Subrogation 1533
                   Succession Act, 1925 1533
                   Suit 1536
                   Summons 1536
                   Symbolic Possession 1536

T

                   Tort 1536
                   Trade Mark 1546
                   Trade Name 1551
                   Trade Usages 1551
                   Transfer of Property 1551
                   Transfer of Property Act, 1882 1576
                   Travelling Allowance 1643
                   Trees 1643
                   Trust & Trustees 1644

U

                   Universities 1651

W

                   Will 1669
                   Words & Phrases 1686