Order XIIIA Rule 1 CPC - Scope of and classes of suits to which this Order applies

Order 13A Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Scope of and classes of suits to which this Order applies

(1) This Order sets out the procedure by which Courts may decide a claim pertaining to any Commercial Dispute without recording oral evidence.

(2) For the purposes of this Order, the word "claim" shall include-

(a) part of a claim;

(b) any particular question on which the claim (whether in whole or in part) depends; or

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, an application for summary judgment under this Order shall not be made in a suit in respect of any Commercial Dispute that is originally filed as a summary suit under Order XXXVII.