Table of Contents The Statutory Text: What Section 26 Actually Says Sub-section (1): The Plaint as the Gateway to Civil Court Sub-section (2): Facts Shall Be Proved by Affidavit Defining the 'Suit': The Classic Formulation The Plaint Requirement: What Order IV Rule 1 Demands Presentation in Duplicate Compliance with Orders VI and VII Defective Presentation: Not an Automatic Knockout When Is a Suit "Duly Instituted"? The Date of Institution The Affidavit Requirement: An Added

Content:- General Principles Definitions Juridiction Transfer of Suits Res Sub Judice & Res Judicata Foreign judgements Parties to Suit...