Litigation (Civil)

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Course Overview & Instructions

Lecture 1: Overview of the Course

Lecture 2: Course Info

Lecture 3: Course Instructions

Lecture 4: Course Completion Guide

Lecture 5: Glossary

Chapter 2: Module 1 | Introduction to Civil Proceedings

Lecture 1: Preliminary Approach & Considerations – before filing a Case

Lecture 2: Recap: Preliminary Approach

Lecture 3: Introduction to Reliefs; Ingredients of Interim Reliefs

Lecture 4: Nature of Interim Reliefs

Lecture 5: Interim reliefs

Lecture 6: Final Reliefs

Lecture 7: Final Reliefs

Lecture 8: Damages for breach of contract (English Law)

Lecture 9: Specific performance (English Law)

Lecture 10: Judiciary System

Lecture 11: Indian legal System- Hierarchy of Courts

Lecture 12: Jurisdiction

Lecture 13: Explained: Jurisdiction

Lecture 14: Burden of Proof

Chapter 3: Module 2 | Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 1: Introduction to Commercial Courts Act; Concept of Commercial Disputes

Lecture 2: Legislative History: Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 3: Commercial Disputes of Specified Value

Lecture 4: Hierarchy of Courts under Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 5: Commercial Courts

Lecture 6: Overview of lifecycle of Proceedings under Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 7: Recap: Lifecycle of Proceedings under Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 8: Drafting & Filing of Statement of Truth required under Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 9: Statement of Truth

Lecture 10: ‘Summary Judgment’ under Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 11: Summary Judgment

Chapter 4: Module 3 | Pre-requisites | Pre-Trial Proceedings (Part I)

Lecture 1: Prior notice to government before filing Suit under Section 80 of CPC

Lecture 2: Explained: Prior notice under Section 80 of CPC

Lecture 3: Pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act

Lecture 4: Explained: Pre-institution Mediation

Lecture 5: Civil Proceedings against Indian & Foreign State

Lecture 6: Overview of lifecycle of Civil Litigation (Suit)

Lecture 7: Recap: Overview of lifecycle of Civil Litigation

Chapter 5: Module 4 | Pleadings | Pre-Trial Proceedings (Part II)

Lecture 1: Essence of Pleadings

Lecture 2: History: Pleadings in classical period of Roman Law vis-a-vis Pleadings today

Lecture 3: History: Pleadings in early period of English Law vis-a-vis Pleadings in today’s

Lecture 4: Pleadings in early period of Roman & English Law

Lecture 5: Landmark Judgment of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog on Pleadings

Lecture 6: Evolutions of Pleadings in India

Lecture 7: Fundamentals of Pleadings

Lecture 8: Rules under CPC: Pleadings & Plaint

Lecture 9: Pleadings: Basics; & Rules under CPC

Lecture 10: Landmark Judgment on Pleadings vis-a-vis CPC: Bharat Singh vs. State of Haryana

Lecture 11: Particulars to be contained in Plaint provided under Order 7 Rule 1 of CPC

Lecture 12: Illustration – Drafting of Pleading via-a-vis Cause of Action

Lecture 13: Learning drafting of Plaint – discussing template of Plaint

Lecture 14: Template & Drafting Notes: Plaint

Lecture 15: Introduction to Written Statement; Explanation to Denials

Lecture 16: Illustration: Understanding the four categories of pleas/denials

Lecture 17: Learning drafting of Plaint – discussing template of Written Statement – I

Lecture 18: Template & Drafting Notes: Written Statement – I

Lecture 19: Learning drafting of Written Statement II

Lecture 20: Template & Drafting Notes: Written Statement & Counterclaim – II

Lecture 21: Replication / Rejoinder

Lecture 22: Template: Affidavit in Rejoinder

Lecture 23: Endnote: Pleadings

Chapter 6: Module 5 | Exhibits & Filing Process | Pre-Trial Proceedings (Part III)

Lecture 1: Supplemental Documents attached to Pleadings

Lecture 2: Template: Supporting Documents to Plaint

Lecture 3: Learning drafting of Vakalatnama – discussing template of Vakalatnama

Lecture 4: Template: Vakalatnama

Lecture 5: What documents to be attached as Exhibit?

Lecture 6: Failure to disclose documents alongwith Pleadings

Lecture 7: Disclosure of Documents

Lecture 8: Certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act for electronic record

Lecture 9: Proving Electronic Evidence: Certificate u/s 65B of Indian Evidence Act

Lecture 10: Template: 65B Certificate

Lecture 11: Essentials of Filing (as applicable in the DHC) – Drafting Requirement

Lecture 12: Essentials of Filing (as applicable in the Delhi High Court) – Miscellaneous

Lecture 13: Essentials of Filing (as applicable in the Delhi High Court)

Lecture 14: List of Dates (LOD)

Lecture 15: Template: List of Dates (LOD)

Chapter 7: Module 6 | Framing of Issues & Evidence Stage | Trial Proceedings (Part I)

Lecture 1: Introduction: Trial & Framing of Issues

Lecture 2: Kinds of Issues

Lecture 3: Process of framing Issues

Lecture 4: Important rules pertaining to framing Issues

Lecture 5: Explained- Framing of Issues

Lecture 6: Framing of Issue vis-a-vis Framing of charge under CrPC (Criminal Proceedings)

Lecture 7: Illustration: Skill of Framing of Issues

Lecture 8: Recap: Illustration- Skill of Framing of Issues

Lecture 9: Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories

Lecture 10: Non-compliance of Discovery processes

Lecture 11: Summary: Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories

Lecture 12: Learning drafting of Affidavit of Admission & Denial

Lecture 13: Template: Affidavit of Admission/ Denial

Lecture 14: Basics of Cross-examination

Lecture 15: Rules: Examination under Indian Evidence act 1872 (Evidence Act)

Lecture 16: Art of Cross-examination

Chapter 8: Module 7 | Final Argument and Judgment | Trial Proceedings (Part II)

Lecture 1: Final Arguments