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Mastering Civil Trials: Strategy & Courtroom Excellence

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• First-generation lawyers

• Junior advocates

• Final-year law students

•Lawyers from small towns & villages

• Professionals transitioning into litigation

• Who do not get opportunities to learn from learned seniors

• Who lack academic support

• Who do not get appropriate opportunities

Course Description

India’s First Purely Practical, Trial-Oriented Civil Litigation Training Program

DURATION

Total Duration: 16 Weeks (4 Months)

Training Format:

• 2 Live Online Classes per Week (90 minutes each)

• 1 Dedicated Practical Workshop per Week

• Weekly Assignments, Drafting Tasks & Courtroom Simulations

Weekly Practical Exposure Includes:

• Drafting real-life pleadings (plaint, written statement, applications)

• Issue framing workshops using real court files

• Evidence appreciation and witness-handling simulations

• Execution petition drafting and resistance handling

• Appeal drafting and strategy building

• One-to-one feedback sessions (recorded + written)

This is not a passive video course. Every week demands thinking, drafting, arguing, and correcting mistakes.

PRICE

Course Fee: ₹9,999/- only

Comparative Reality:

• Similar “civil litigation” courses elsewhere: ₹30,000 – ₹1,00,000+

• Most platforms provide recorded theory with no hand-holding

• No accountability, no drafting correction, no trial exposure

Payment Options:

• One-time payment

• UPI / Net Banking / Debit Card

• Installment option available for students and junior advocates

This price is deliberately kept low so that financial background never becomes a barrier to courtroom competence.

OVERVIEW

For lawyer, civil litigation is not just a subject — it is a maze of silence, confusion, and unspoken expectations. You enter court with a law degree, but no one tells you how to actually draft, argue, object, prove documents, or execute a decree. Seniors are busy, mistakes are costly, and learning by “trial and error” often destroys confidence before skill is built.

This course is designed for those who do not come from legal families, who do not have chambers to train them, and or who do not get opportunities to learn from learned seniors or who lack academic support, or who do not get appropriate opportunities. It understands the fear of standing before a judge without clarity, the hesitation while framing issues, and the anxiety of handling evidence without guidance.

Here, the focus is not on impressing you with jargon but on training your legal mind, courtroom instincts, and procedural confidence. Every module is aligned with what actually happens in Indian civil courts — from sending legal notice, drafting and pleading, filing suits to final execution and beyond that — not what textbooks pretend happens.

This program treats you not as a passive learner, but as a future independent civil trial lawyer.

UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE MODULE

This course is a complete lifecycle training of a civil case:

• From understanding jurisdiction

• To drafting pleadings

• To handling interim reliefs

• To trial, evidence, judgment

• To execution, appeal, and revision

Each module builds upon the previous one, ensuring that by the end of the program, the learner is capable of independently handling a civil matter from Day One.

EXAMPLES OF RELEVANT TOPICS COVERED

• Drafting a plaint that survives rejection

• Handling Order 7 Rule 11 objections

• Framing effective issues under Order 14

• Leading evidence and cross-examining civil witnesses

• Proving documents and electronic evidence

• Execution strategies when judgment is in your favour

• Resisting execution when it is against your client

THE CORE MESSAGE

Civil litigation is not learned by watching videos.

It is learned by drafting, arguing, failing safely, and being corrected.

This course exists because no one trains lawyers for the courtroom — they are expected to “figure it out”. We are special because this program is:

• Trial-centric

• Practice-heavy

• Mistake-friendly but discipline-oriented

• Designed by a litigator, not a content marketer

COMMON REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED

• “I know CPC, but I don’t know how to apply it.”

• “I don’t know what to say when the judge asks questions.”

• “I drafted, but my plaint was rejected.”

• “I won the case, but execution failed.”

• “I fear cross-examination.”

This course is built around these exact problems.

THE COURSE WILL EMPOWER YOU TO

• Draft and file civil cases independently

• Confidently appear and argue before civil courts

• Strategically seek and oppose interim reliefs

• Conduct evidence and cross-examination

• Execute decrees effectively

• Handle appeals and revisions

• Build a sustainable civil litigation practice

MOTIVE BEHIND THE COURSE

The motive is simple yet urgent:

Stop producing law graduates who are legally qualified but practically helpless.

This course is an attempt to bridge the cruel gap between law college and courtroom reality, especially for those who have no guidance, no legacy, and no shortcuts.

THE HARSH REALITY

Most online legal courses:

• Over-promise and under-deliver

• Focus on certificates, not competence

• Avoid responsibility for outcomes

• Never teach execution or evidence properly

This program does the opposite.

MODULE STRUCTURE

India’s First Practical, Trial-Based Civil Litigation Training Program

ASSESSMENT

• Weekly drafting tasks

• Practical simulations

• Case-based problem solving

• Final comprehensive civil trial assignment

CERTIFICATION

A Practical Training Certificate in Civil Trial Advocacy, certifying:

• Completion of India’s first practical civil litigation program

• Demonstrated drafting and procedural competence

Course Outcomes

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of 16 weeks, you will:

• Understand civil procedure as a working system

• Draft with clarity and strategic intent

• Handle trial stages confidently

• Appreciate evidence judicially

• Execute decrees practically

• Think like a civil trial lawyer, not a law student

Course Curriculum

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1 EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE,1908

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• Nature, scope, and objectives of Civil Litigation

• Difference between Civil and Criminal Litigation

• Disputes covered by Civil Litigation

• Difference between procedural and substantive law

• Key principle of CPC,1908: Inherent powers of courts (s.151)

1 OVERVIEW OF THE CODE

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• Structure of the CPC: Body (158 sections), Schedule (51 orders), Appendixes (A-I)

• Applicability and extent

• Interrelationship between sections and orders

• Doctrines under the Code

1 DEFINITIONS AND KEY CONCEPTS

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• Definitions under section 2

• Suits: Its types, constituents of a suit, Bars to a suit (exclusion of jurisdiction under section 9)

• Recognised agents

• Foreign judgements

• Incidental (S. 75-77) and supplemental proceedings (S.94 -95)

• Key concepts: Cause of action, Locus standi, Lis pendens, Estoppel

1 INSTITUTION OF SUITS

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• Essentials: Cause of action, competent court, court fees, and jurisdiction.

• Place of suing (s.15-20)

• Objections and Transfer of cases (s.21-25)

• Modes of filing a suit

i. Physical filing

ii. E-Filing

1 JURISDICTION AND PRE-TRIAL PROCESS

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• JURISDICTION

• Hierarchy of courts under CPC

• Types of jurisdictions

i. Territorial jurisdiction (S.1)

ii. Pecuniary jurisdiction (S.6)

iii. Subject matter jurisdiction (S.9)

• Exclusion of jurisdiction (express and implied bars U/S 9)

1 PLEADINGS

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Meaning and objectives of pleadings.

1. Plaint(orderVII): Essentials of the plaint and drafting format

2. Written statement (order VIII):

i. Denial and admissions

ii. Counter-claim

iii. Set-off

3. Amendment of pleadings (order VI rule 17)

4. Return and rejection of pleadings

5. Verifications and affidavits

i. Verification clause in pleadings (Order VI rule 15)

ii. Filing of affidavits in support of pleadings.

7. LIMITATIONS

• Limitation Act and its application

• Condonation of delay (S.5 Limitation Act)

8. PARTIES TO A SUIT

• Joinder, misjoinder, and non-joinder of parties (order 1)

• Necessary V. Proper parties

1 SERVICE OF SUMMONS (S. 27-29 R/W order V) & APPEARANCE AND NON-APPEARANCE OF PARTIES (ORDER IX)

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• Modes and procedure of issuing summons (order V)

• Substituted service (order V rule 20)

• E-Summons and digital service procedures

• Dismissal of suit

• Ex parte proceedings

1 ADR MECHANISM UNDER CPC (S. 89)

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• Concept and Scope of Section 89 CPC

• Modes of ADR under Section 89

• Role of Court and Counsel

1 INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS & INTERIM RELIEFS

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• Temporary injunctions (Order XXIX)

• Ad- Interim Injunctions

• Interim Injunctions

• Appointment of Receiver (Order XL)

• Interim relief strategy and urgency applications

1 DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION

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• INTERROGATORIES

• DISCOVERY AND PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

• IMPLICATIONS OF NON-COMPLIANCE

1 ADMISSIONS (Order XII)

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• Concept and Nature of Admissions

• Meaning and evidentiary value of admissions in civil proceedings.

• Admissions under Order XII CPC

• Consequences of failure to deny specifically.

• Judgment and Decree on Admissions

1 DOCUMENTS: PRODUCTION, IMPOUNDING & RETURN (Order XIII)

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• Production of Documents

• Meaning, scope, and object of Order XIII.

• Court’s discretion in receiving documents.

• Impounding of Documents

• Return of Dcuments

1 FRAMING OF ISSUES

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• Framing of issues (Order XIV)

• Types of issues: Material v. immaterial issues

• Disposal of suits on preliminary issues (order XIV rule 2)

1 THE TRIAL PROCESS

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• Disposal at first hearing(orderXV)

• Summons to witnesses (order XVI r/w S.31 &32)

i. Power of court to issue commissions (S.75-77 R/W orderXXVI)

ii. If the witness is in judicial custody (order XVI-A)

• Adjournments (order XVII)

• Recording of Evidence: Evidence on affidavit i.e. examination in chief, cross examination & re- Examination (if required)

i. Evidence on affidavits (order XIX) -exception of s.1 of IEA,1872/ s. 1 of BSA, 2023

ii. Burden of proof and standard of proof R/W Indian Evidence Act,1872/ Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

1 Concept and Role of Evidence in Civil Proceedings

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• Meaning, nature, and importance of evidence in civil trials

• Distinction between civil and criminal standards of proof

• Relationship between CPC procedures and the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

• The objective of evidence in determining civil liabilities and rights

1 Stages of Evidence in Civil Trials

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• Pre-trial Stage: Disclosure, discovery, and inspection (Order XI CPC)

• Trial Stage: Production, examination, and marking of evidence

• Post-trial Stage: Appreciation and evaluation by the court

1 Documentary Evidence & Exhibits

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• Procedure for filing and proving documents

• Marking of Exhibits (Ex.P1, Ex.D1 conventions)

• Admissibility and proof of public & private documents

1 Examination of Witnesses in Civil Trials

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• Examination-in-chief, cross-examination, re-examination

• Leading and suggestive questions

• Hostile witness and court discretion

• Role of witness demeanor and credibility

1 Affidavit Evidence

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• Evidence on affidavit (Order XIX CPC)

• Circumstances permitting affidavit-based evidence

• Cross-examination of deponent

1 Burden and Standard of Proof

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• Preponderance of probabilities vs beyond a reasonable doubt

• Onus of proof

• Presumptions and estoppel

1 Appreciation of Evidence by Court

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• Judicial principles for evaluating evidence

• Credibility tests and contradictions

• Use of circumstantial evidence in civil cases

1 JUDGMENT AND DECREE (ORDER 20 R/W S.33)

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• Contents and types of decrees (preliminary and final)

• Difference between judgment, decree & order

• Contempt proceedings if the judgment is not followed

1 EXECUTION OF DECREES AND ORDERS

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1. PROCEDURE OF EXECUTION

• Courts competent to execute decrees (S.36-39 R/W XXI Rule 3- Rule 9)

• Application for execution (order XXI rule 10-17, rule 22-23, rule 105-106)

• Issue of process for execution (order XXI rule 24-25)

1 MODES OF EXECUTION (S.51 r/w order XXI)

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• Attachment of property (S.60-64 R/W order XXI rule 41-57, rule 58-59)

• Sale of property (S. 65-67 R/W order XXI rule 64-78, rule 82-94)

• Arrest & detention in civil prison (S. 55-59 R/W order XXI)

• Delivery of possession

1 OBJECTIONS AND STAY OF EXECUTION

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• Objections under S.47

• Stay of execution (orderXXI rule 26-29)

• Role of Third Party claims

1 RESISTANCE OF EXECUTION (S.74 r/w Order XXI Rule 97-106)

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• Execution of Foreign Decrees

• Foreign Judgments: Exceptions and Defences

• Execution of Cross Decrees

1 APPEALS, REVISIONS, REFERENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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• APPEALS

• REVISION, REVIEW, AND REFERENCE

• MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1 EMERGING REFORMS AND DRAFTING IN CIVIL LITIGATION

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I. Drafting Skills

• Plaint, Written Statement, Interim Applications, Affidavits, Execution Petitions Drafting strategy and checklist for the institution

II. Courtroom Advocacy

• Civil trial tactics

• Objection handling and witness examination techniques

Instructor

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