"Monika Srivastava, Advocate Monika Srivastava is a Masters in Law. She graduated from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University in the year 1991. She dons the roles of a lawyer, Meditator, Author and a Law teacher with ease.As a lawyer she practices on the Matrimonial and Consumer Protection laws. She is a trained mediator, which skills she gainfully employs in all kinds in resolving the disputes. She attends to the mediations referred to her by the Court as well as encourages Clients to resolve the disputes by way of pre-litigation mediation.She has authored following books: Code of Civil Procedure 1908; published in 2010 and Guide to Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013; published in 2014., She also assisted in editing of 16th edition of Mulla’s Code of Civil Procedure 1908, She is a Visiting Faculty at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, since last fourteen years."
<p>"This book presents the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) in a simple & easy manner, without resorting to voluminous commentaries. The objective of this book is to make the students understand the entire journey of the suit in a civil court, i.e. from initiation of the plaint to a decree and its execution. This book intends to serve as a guide for students (LL.B./B.A.LL.B), academicians and advocates.</p><p>The Present Publication authored by Advocate Monika Srivastava, is the Latest Edition, with the following noteworthy features. Complete coverage on the subject-matter of Code of Civil Procedure, Various Case-Laws, including landmark & recent case-laws, have been incorporated in this book, Illustration have been included in this book to explain various provisions of Civil Procedure, Each chapter incorporates questions (including practical questions) at the end, for self-evaluation.</p><p>[Student-Oriented Book] This book has been developed, keeping in mind the following factors: Interaction of the author/teacher with his/her students in the class-room, Shaped by the author/teachers experience of teaching the subject-matter at different levels, Reaction and responses of students have also been incorporated at different places in the book.</p><p>The flow of the book is as follows: Explanation starts with the institution of the suit in a civil court, who could file a suit, the place where it could be instituted, and the cause of action leading to the filing of a suit. The chapters go on to explain the filing of a written statement by the defendant, taking of common objections by the defendant like bar of res sub judice and res judicata. The chapters also deal with jurisdiction of civil cases, the places where the suit would be maintainable, when and on whom the notices are to be issued to what should the pleadings contain and when they ought to be rejected or returned. The book further explains the kinds of documents that can be filed and the stage at which they are permitted to be filed to the stage when issues would be framed by the court. It also discusses kinds of suits that could be filed by special class of people like indigent, minors etc. and the powers of the court to pass interim orders.The later part of the book discusses judgment and decree and ultimately its execution or appeal. Also discussed are the Appeals from Orders and decrees and Appeals to Supreme Court. The book also explains the Inherent Powers of the court, Caveat and the power of the court to enlarge time in cases of deficiency of court fee and in other cases.</p><p>The contents of the book are as follows:, History, Definitions, Foreign Judgement, Jurisdiction, Res Sub-Judice, Res-Judicata and Inherent Powers of the Court, Interest & Costs, Parties to Suit, Cause of Action, Institution of Suit, Recognized Agents and Service of Summons, Pleadings, Plaint and Written Statements, Appearance of Parties and Consequence of Non-Appearance, Hearing & Disposal, Framing of Issues and Trial, Discovery, Inspection, Production, Impounding and Return of Documents, Admissions, Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties, Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits; Order XXIII, Security for Costs and Payment into Court, Interim Orders, Special Suits, Execution, First Appeal Against Decree, Second Appeal, Appeal from Orders and Appeal to Supreme Court, Reference, Revision and Review, The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015."</p><div><br></div>
