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These templates address formal disputes and the recovery of losses across jurisdictions like England & Wales, India, and the United States. Documents include consumer complaint letters for faulty goods and formal letters before action for breach of contract. This category excludes alternative dispute resolution methods such as arbitration or mediation which are found in their respective sections.

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Application for Production of Document (Section 91 CrPC) (India) by OLL.docx
This formal application is used in Indian criminal courts to request the production of specific documents or items necessary for a trial or investigation. It allows a complainant or accused person to ask the court to summon evidence held by another party under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application of Secondary Evidence in Property Recovery Suit (India) by OLL.docx
This formal court application is used to request permission to submit secondary evidence in a property recovery lawsuit in India. It is specifically for situations where an original sale deed is missing but a certified copy exists to prove property ownership and inheritance.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Tracing Out the File and Marking the Presence of Plaintiff or Applicant (India) by OLL.docx
This application allows a plaintiff or applicant to record their presence in an Indian court when the case file cannot be located by the court staff on the scheduled hearing date. It requests that the court officially note the party's attendance and adjourn the matter to a future date until the file is traced.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Taking Matter on Today (India) by OLL.docx
This application requests an Indian court to place an existing criminal or sessions case on the daily hearing schedule (the 'board') for an urgent matter. It allows an applicant to move a miscellaneous application before a Metropolitan Magistrate or Sessions Court earlier than the previously scheduled date.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Revision (India) by OLL.docx
This template provides standard formats for filing a criminal revision application in Indian courts. It includes forms for challenging a Magistrate's dismissal of a complaint, appealing a conviction and sentence before a Sessions Judge, and seeking an enhancement of sentence in a High Court.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Review of a Judgment (India) by OLL.docx
This formal application is used to request a court review its own judgment or decree under Indian civil procedure. It is suitable for defendants who have discovered new evidence or identified an error on the face of the record and want the court to rehear the case.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Framing Additional Issue (India) by OLL.docx
This formal court application is for a defendant in an Indian civil suit to request that the judge frame an additional legal issue for trial. It is used when a necessary point of law or fact was mentioned in preliminary objections but was missed when the court initially set the issues for adjudication.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Certified Copy (India) by OLL.docx
This form is used to request official certified copies of court orders, judgments, or documents from a Magistrate or Sessions court in India. It is primarily for use by legal advocates representing either the complainant or the accused in an active criminal case.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for Adjournment to Defer Cross Examination (India) by OLL.docx
This formal application is for parties in Indian criminal proceedings who need to postpone a scheduled cross-examination. It provides a structured format to state specific grounds for an adjournment and request a future hearing date from the Magistrate or Sessions Court.
Updated 22 Jul 2026
Application for a Caveat (India) by OLL.docx
This filing lodges a formal caveat in an Indian civil court to ensure the petitioner is notified before any order for property attachment is made. It specifically addresses potential applications for attachment before judgment in ongoing money suits, protecting the caveator's right to be heard.
Updated 22 Jul 2026

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