Property, contracts & general civil remedies
Civil Litigation
Property, contract, recovery, and appellate work under the Code of Civil Procedure and special statutes.
Civil litigation covers property, contracts, and damages claims that shape businesses and families. We draft plaints and written statements, pursue and resist injunctions, and manage trials before District Courts and the High Court.
Whether your dispute concerns possession of land, breach of an agreement, or a summary money recovery suit, we focus on pleadings, limitation, and evidence strategy from the first consultation.
Our civil work is mainly before the civil courts of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with appeals and revisions before the Bombay High Court.
Work we take up
Property & title disputes
Suits for declaration, possession, and cancellation of sale deeds; title due diligence.
Specific performance & contracts
Enforcement of sale agreements, development agreements, and commercial contracts.
Summary suits (Order XXXVII CPC)
Recovery of liquidated debts on written contracts, cheques, and bills; leave-to-defend applications.
Partition & co-ownership
Physical and symbolic partition, mesne profits, and accounts between co-owners.
Injunctions—temporary & permanent
Status quo orders, prohibitory and mandatory injunctions, and interim protection of property.
Landlord–tenant & eviction
Rent Control and state-specific tenancy acts, leave and licence, and possession.
Easement & boundary disputes
Rights of way, light and air, encroachment, and survey-based boundary fixes.
Tort & damages claims
Defamation, negligence, nuisance, and compensation suits for civil wrongs.
Consumer Protection Act cases
Deficiency of service and unfair trade practice claims before commissions.
Arbitration & mediation
Section 11 appointments, interim relief, challenges under Section 34, and enforcement.
Civil appeals & revision
First appeals, second appeals, and revision petitions before High Courts.
Probate & succession certificates
Executor petitions, letters of administration, and heirship certificates.
Commercial civil litigation
Shareholder disputes, partnership dissolution, and MSME recovery under SAMADHAAN.
Civil writs & public law
Mandamus, certiorari, and PIL interface where civil rights are at stake.
Time limits that matter in civil disputes
- 3 years
Limitation for filing a suit
Most suits on contracts and for recovery of money must be filed within three years. A suit for specific performance is to be filed within three years of the date fixed for performance or, if none, of notice of refusal. A suit for possession based on title has twelve years.
- 30 days
Written statement — Order VIII Rule 1, CPC
The defendant has 30 days from service of summons, which the court may extend up to 90 days for recorded reasons. In commercial suits the outer limit is 120 days, after which the right to file is forfeited.
- 10 days
Summary suits — Order XXXVII, CPC
The defendant must enter appearance within 10 days of service of summons and, once served with the summons for judgment, apply for leave to defend within 10 days.
- 90 days
First appeals
An appeal from a decree lies within 90 days to the High Court and within 30 days to any other court, counted from the date of the decree.
- 2 years
Consumer complaints
A complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 is to be filed within two years of the cause of action, unless delay is condoned.
General information on statutory timelines as on the date this page was last reviewed. Time limits turn on the facts and on amendments to the law; confirm them for your matter before relying on them.