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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Order XIII-A: Summary Judgment

Order XIII-A Rule 6 CPC: Orders that may be made by Court

Bare Act text

6. Orders that may be made by Court.—(1) On an application made under this Order, the Court may make such orders that it may deem fit in its discretion including the following:—

(a) judgment on the claim;

(b) conditional order in accordance with Rule 7 mentioned hereunder;

(c) dismissing the application;

(d) dismissing part of the claim and a judgment on part of the claim that is not dismissed;

(e) striking out the pleadings (whether in whole or in part); or

(f) further directions to proceed for case management under Order XV-A.

(2) Where the Court makes any of the orders as set forth in sub-rule (1)(a) to (f), the Court shall record its reasons for making such order.

Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

On a summary judgment application the Court may make such orders as it thinks fit in its discretion. These include judgment on the claim, a conditional order under rule 7, dismissing the application, dismissing part of the claim and giving judgment on the rest, striking out pleadings in whole or in part, or giving further directions for case management under Order XV-A. Whichever of these orders it makes, the Court shall record its reasons.

Order XIII-A: Summary Judgment

  1. 1 Scope of and classes of suits to which this Order applies
  2. 2 Stage for application for summary judgment
  3. 3 Grounds for summary judgment
  4. 4 Procedure
  5. 5 Evidence for hearing of summary judgment
  6. 6 Orders that may be made by Court
  7. 7 Conditional order
  8. 8 Power to impose costs