Murli Manohar's Art of Conveyancing and Pleading

The new second edition of the work has been thoroughly revised and enlarged. It now incorporates the exhaustive amendments made in the Civil Procedure Code and other Acts and Rules and the numerous judgements of courts on vital points passed by the courts since the previous edition. Some new chapters have been added. A chapter has been added on Consumer Protection Act.

The book now consists of three parts. Part I of the book relates to conveyancing only. In this part, each chapter deals with a particular type of deed or document under a specific enactment. The chapter opens with definitions of important legal terms relevant to the subject matter of the chapter. The definitions are followed by short-notes, which also indicate the procedure in regard to attestation and registration of documents. Thereafter, legal provisions regarding stamping of documents have been stated briefly followed by forms and precedents as in the previous edition. Part II of the book deals with pleadings of various types including writ petitions under Art 226 of the Constitution of India, counter affidavits, rejoinders and miscellaneous applications. Precedents of all these pleadings have been given in Part III of the book to which precedents of complaints under the Consumer Protection Act, replies to complaints and miscellaneous applications under that Act have been added. The index has been suitably revised.

                   Introduction 1
                   Acknowledgment 7
                   Actionable claim 10
                   Administration Bond 13
                   Adoption 15
                   Affidavit 23
                   Agreement 26
                   Apprenticeship deed 32
                   Arbitration 35
                   Bond 42
                   Company documents 46
                   Exchange 52
                   Gifts 56
                   Guarantee 60
                   Guardian 64
                   Leases 70
                   Licence 77
                   Mortgage 83
                   Charge 100
                   Sales 105
                   Negotiable Instruments 111
                   Notice 116
                   Partitions 120
                   Partnership 125
                   Power of Attorney 133
                   Succession 135
                   Trust 151
                   Will 156
                   Bill of Lading 161
                   Charter Party 163

                   Jurisdiction 169
                   Pleadings generally 172
                   Particulars 178
                   Alternative pleas 182
                   Amendment in Pleadings 183
                   Plaint 187
                   Written statement 194
                   Set-off and Counter claim 200
                   Discovery and Interrogatories 203
                   Appeals 208
                   Cross-objections 224
                   Reference, Review and Revision 226
                   Petitions under Law of Marriages 235
                   Writ Petitions 249
                   Consumer Protection Act, 1986	

                   Precedents of pleadings-plaints of suit 273
                   Written Statement 289
                   Complaint 309