Rajasthan Judicial Service (RJS) Code of Civil Procedure & Limitation Act Syllabus

Rajasthan Judicial Service (RJS) Code of Civil Procedure & Limitation Act: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

   ~40 marks

   • Jurisdiction: Subject Matter, Territorial, Pecuniary, Res Judicata (Section 11), Res Sub Judice (Section 10)
   • Suits: Institution (Order IV), Place of Suing (Sections 15-20), Cause of Action
   • Pleadings: Plaint (Order VI), Written Statement, Set-Off (Order VIII Rule 6), Counter-Claim (Order VIII Rule 6A)
   • Parties: Joinder, Misjoinder, Non-Joinder (Order I), Representative Suits (Order I Rule 8)
   • Summons and Appearance (Orders V, IX), Ex-Parte Decree, Setting Aside (Order IX Rule 13)
   • Issues (Order XIV), Trial (Order XVIII), Judgment (Order XX), Decree (Section 2(2))
   • Execution (Sections 36-74, Order XXI): Court, Modes, Attachment, Sale, Arrest and Detention
   • Appeals: First Appeal (Section 96), Second Appeal (Section 100), Appeals from Orders (Section 104)
   • Reference (Section 113), Review (Section 114, Order XLVII), Revision (Section 115), Inherent Powers (Section 151)
   • Temporary Injunctions (Order XXXIX), Appointment of Receiver (Order XL), Commission (Order XXVI)
2. 2

   Limitation Act, 1963

   ~20 marks

   • Bar of Limitation (Section 3): Court's Duty to Dismiss Time-Barred Suit, No Pleading Needed
   • Schedule: Periods for Suits (3 Years Contract, 12 Years Property), Appeals, Applications
   • Condonation of Delay (Section 5): Sufficient Cause, Appeals/Applications Only (Not Suits), Liberal Construction
   • Legal Disability (Sections 6-8): Minors, Insane Persons — Limitation After Disability Ceases
   • Exclusion of Time: Court Holidays, Fraud (Section 17), Mistake, Absence from India (Section 15)
   • Acknowledgment (Section 18): Writing, Signed, Before Expiry, Fresh Limitation
   • Part Payment (Section 19): Signed Acknowledgment of Debt, Interest Payment, Fresh Period
   • Adverse Possession (Section 27): Extinguishment of Title, 12 Years Hostile/Continuous Possession