Analysis Of The Civil Trial Judicial Process

According to the Code of Civil Procedure, in civil cases, the trial judicial process begins with the filing of a plaint wherein the plaintiff lays down the grievances and the prayer sought for. This is followed by the process of issuing summons to the party(ies) against whom the plaint has been filed. This summons is a part of compelling the other party to appear before the court to contest the allegations made against him/her. The other party is known as defendant. On the receipt of summons, the defendants submit the written statement. Subsequently, there is also a provision for filing a further reply to the written statement in the form of a rejoinder.

After this, the court frames the issues on the basis of the points of contention. After this stage, a list of witnesses is submitted and these witnesses are examined during the trial on the points of contention. This is the stage of advancement of arguments and the basis of these arguments, the judgment is