Unit II · Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation

Pleadings: plaint, written statement and amendment (Orders VI–VIII)

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrument	Section	Name
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908	O. VI r. 2	Pleading to state material facts, not evidence
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908	O. VI r. 17	Amendment of pleadings
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908	O. VII r. 11	Rejection of plaint
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908	O. VIII r. 1	Written statement

(2005) 4 SCC 480 · Supreme Court of India

The 90-day cap for a written statement in an ordinary civil suit is directory; the court may extend time for reasons recorded.

AIR 1987 SC 1242 · Supreme Court of India

Pleadings are to be read as a whole; a party is bound by the case it pleads but technical nicety should not defeat a clear case.

AIR 1966 SC 735 · Supreme Court of India

If a plea is not specifically taken but the issue is tried with full knowledge, the defect of pleading may be cured.