Presentation of plaint.
2. Service of summons on defendant.
3. Appearance of parties
4. Ex-parte Decree
5. Interlocutory Proceedings
6. Filing of written statement by defendant
7. Production of documents by parties (plaintiff and defendant)
8. Examination of parties
9. Discovery and Inspection
10. Admission
11. Framing of issues by the court.
12. Summoning And Attendance Of Witnesses
13. Hearing Of Suits And Examination Of Witnesses
14. Argument
15. Judgment
16. Preparation of Decree
17. Appeal, Review, Revision
18. Execution of Decree

2. Where defendant has not filed a pleading, it shall be lawful for the court to pronounce judgment on the basis of facts contained in the plaint, except against person with disability.(ORDER 8, RULE 5(2), CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE.)

3. Where the plaintiff appears and defendant does not appear when suit is called up for hearing and summons is property served the court may make an order that suit will be heard ex parte (ORDER 9, RULE 6(1 )(a) OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE)

f an exparte decree is passed and the defendant satisfies that he was prevented by sufficient cause then he has the following remedies open

1. Prefer appeal against decree.
2. Apply for Review.
3. Apply for setting aside the Exparte Decree.

1.Arrest and attachment before judgment Order 38

2.Temporary injunctions and interlocutory orders Order 39

3.Appointment of receiver Order 40

4. Appointment of commissioner Order 26

Such list of documents is he supplied with frie written statement.

After filing written statement by defendant the next stage of the suit is documents.

On this stage both parties have to file documents in court which are in their possession or power.

Examination of parties is an important stage after appearance.

At first hearing of the suit the court shall ascertain from each party or his pleader whether he admits or denies such allegations of fact as are made in the plaint or written statement. Such admissions and denials shall be recorded.

The purpose of discovery and inspection of document and facts is to enable the parties to ascertain the facts to be proved

he next stage is framing issues. The job of framing issues is exclusively assigned to a judge. Issues are framed considering provisions of order 14 rule 1 of C.P.C.

On the date appointed by the court and not later than 15 days after the date on which issues are settled parties shall present in court a list of witnesses whom they propose to call either to give evidence or to produce documents.