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Settlement of Issues (Order XIV Rule 1 CPC)
Civil Procedure & Litigation Mechanics
Definition
The crucial stage of a civil suit where the court, after examining the plaint, written statement, and documents, identifies the material propositions of fact and law affirmed by one party and denied by the other, framing them into specific triable questions.
Example
In a property dispute in Bhopal, the civil judge frames the issue: "Whether the plaintiff proves that the registered gift deed dated 14.05.2018 was obtained by the defendant through undue influence and coercion?"