Plaint (Civil Suit)

IN THE [court_name] SUIT NO. ________ OF 20____ IN THE MATTER OF: [plaintiff_name] [plaintiff_address] ... PLAINTIFF VERSUS [defendant_name] [defendant_address] ... DEFENDANT PLAINT UNDER ORDER VII OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH: 1. PARTIES 1.1 The Plaintiff is a resident of the address stated above and is competent to institute the present suit. 1.2 The Defendant is a resident of / carries on business at the address stated above. 2. FACTS OF THE CASE [facts_of_case] 3. CAUSE OF ACTION [cause_of_action] The cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court and is continuing in nature. 4. JURISDICTION [jurisdiction_grounds] This Hon'ble Court has both territorial and pecuniary jurisdiction to try and determine the present suit. 5. LIMITATION The present suit is filed within the period of limitation prescribed under the Limitation Act, 1963. 6. VALUATION AND COURT FEE The suit is valued at Rs. [suit_value] for the purposes of jurisdiction and court fee, and the requisite court fee has been paid thereon. 7. That the Plaintiff has not filed any other suit, petition or proceeding in respect of the same subject matter before this or any other court. PRAYER It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to: [relief_claimed] (a) Award the costs of the suit in favour of the Plaintiff; and (b) Pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS, THE PLAINTIFF SHALL AS IN DUTY BOUND EVER PRAY. Place: ______________ Date: [filing_date] [plaintiff_name] PLAINTIFF Through ______________________ ADVOCATE FOR THE PLAINTIFF VERIFICATION I, [plaintiff_name], the Plaintiff above named, do hereby verify that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 7 of the plaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, and that nothing material has been concealed therefrom. Verified at ______________ on this [filing_date]. [plaintiff_name] PLAINTIFF NOTE: A plaint must be accompanied by the documents relied upon, a list of documents, a Vakalatnama where filed through an advocate, and the prescribed court fee. Order VII Rule 11 permits rejection of a plaint that discloses no cause of action, is undervalued, or is barred by law — each of the paragraphs above exists to meet those requirements.