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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Order VII: Plaint

Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Rejection of plaint

Bare Act text

11. Rejection of plaint.—The plaint shall be rejected in the following cases:—

(a) where it does not disclose a cause of action;

(b) where the relief claimed is undervalued, and the plaintiff, on being required by the Court to correct the valuation within a time to be fixed by the Court, fails to do so;

(c) where the relief claimed is properly valued, but the plaint is returned upon paper insufficiently stamped, and the plaintiff, on being required by the Court to supply the requisite stamp-paper within a time to be fixed by the Court, fails to do so;

(d) where the suit appears from the statement in the plaint to be barred by any law;

[(e) where it is not filed in duplicate;]

[(f) where the plaintiff fails to comply with the provisions of rule 9:]

[Provided that the time fixed by the Court for the correction of the valuation or supplying of the requisite stamp-paper shall not be extended unless the Court, for reasons to be recorded, is satisfied that the plaintiff was prevented by any cause of an exceptional nature from correcting the valuation or supplying the requisite stamp-paper, as the case may be, within the time fixed by the Court and that refusal to extend such time would cause grave injustice to the plaintiff.]

Amendment notes

  1. Ins. by Act 46 of 1999, s. 17 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).
  2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2002, s. 8, for sub-clauses (f) and (g) (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).
  3. Added by Act 104 of 1976, s. 57 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).

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

The Court must reject a plaint where it does not disclose a cause of action, where the relief is undervalued and the plaintiff fails to correct the valuation within the time fixed, or where it is insufficiently stamped and he fails to supply the stamp-paper in time. It must also reject a plaint that appears barred by any law, is not filed in duplicate, or breaches rule 9. The time fixed for correction or stamp-paper is not extended unless exceptional cause and grave injustice are shown.

Order VII: Plaint

  1. 1 Particulars to be contained in plaint
  2. 2 In money suits
  3. 3 Where the subject-matter of the suit is immovable property
  4. 4 When plaintiff sues as representative
  5. 5 Defendant’s interest and liability to be shown
  6. 6 Grounds of exemption from limitation law
  7. 7 Relief to be specifically stated
  8. 8 Relief founded on separate grounds
  9. 9 Procedure on admitting plaint
  10. 10 Return of plaint
  11. 10A Power of Court to fix a date of appearance in the Court where plaint is to be filed after its return
  12. 10B Power of appellate Court to transfer suit to the proper Court
  13. 11 Rejection of plaint
  14. 12 Procedure on rejecting plaint
  15. 13 Where rejection of plaint does not preclude presentation of fresh plaint
  16. 14 Production of document on which plaintiff sues or relies
  17. 15 Statement in case of documents not in plaintiff’s possession or powers (Omitted)
  18. 16 Suits on lost negotiable instruments
  19. 17 Production of shop-book
  20. 18 Inadmissibility of document not produced when plaint filed (Omitted)
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