Filing · Procedural deadlines

Filing deadlines calculator

CPC / CrPC / Family Courts timeline auto-computed from the filing date. Skim every follow-on date before the matter is even on the cause list.

Calculation inputs

Matter type

Filing date

The clock starts on this date. Every downstream deadline counts forward from here.

PROCEDURAL TIMELINE7 deadlines

Plaint filed1 Nov 2026

CPC Order VI

Day zero — clock starts here.

Defendant’s written statement due1 Dec 2026

CPC Order VIII Rule 1

Court may extend up to 90 days for cause.

Plaintiff’s rejoinder (if leave granted)16 Dec 2026

CPC Order VIII Rule 9

Only with court permission.

Framing of issues31 Dec 2026

CPC Order XIV

Court schedules issue framing after pleadings close.

Discovery + interrogatories window15 Jan 2027

CPC Order XI

Notice for production of documents.

Settlement / mediation reference30 Jan 2027

CPC § 89-A

Court may refer to ADR before evidence.

180

Plaintiff’s evidence stage30 Apr 2027

CPC Order XVIII

Examination-in-chief begins.

Disclaimer

Pure calendar-day math against the statutory deadline templates. Court vacation periods, Eid + national holidays, and court orders for extension can shift these — verify against the latest commentary + the local court’s cause-list calendar before relying on any date.