Civil Litigation

What we handle

• Contract and commercial disputes. Breach of contract, damages, specific performance, and contractual enforcement under the Contract Act 1872 and Specific Relief Act 1877.
• Recovery suits. Civil money suits, suits for recovery of possession, and summary-procedure suits under Order XXXVII CPC.
• Property and title disputes. Declaration of title under s.42 Specific Relief Act; partition suits; removal of encroachment; easement and servitude matters.
• Injunctive relief. Temporary injunctions under Order XXXIX CPC; status quo orders; mandatory injunctions; stay of dispossession.
• Execution proceedings. Execution of decrees under Order XXI CPC; attachment and sale; delivery of possession; resistance to execution.
• Appeals and revisions. Civil appeals to the District Judge and High Court Division; civil revisions under s.115 CPC.
• Arbitral award challenges. Setting-aside applications under s.42/43 of the Arbitration Act 2001; enforcement of foreign awards under the New York Convention provisions.

Our approach

Civil matters succeed or fail on pleading quality and documentary rigour. We invest in drafting that is tight, statute-anchored, and fact-precise, because the quality of the plaint determines the conduct of the entire suit. We keep interlocutory applications purposeful and avoid unnecessary delay tactics that compromise long-term credibility with the bench.

Key statutes & framework

• Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
• Contract Act, 1872
• Specific Relief Act, 1877
• Transfer of Property Act, 1882
• Limitation Act, 1908
• Partition Act, 1893
• Evidence Act, 1872
• Arbitration Act, 2001

International & specialist notes

Our civil practice frequently intersects with banking, corporate, and real-estate work, and we co-ordinate across those practice areas for matters that span jurisdictions.