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Discuss the stages of a civil suit. The Stages of a Civil Suit The judiciary of Bangladesh follows the adversarial system. There are two contesting parties, namely, plaintiffs and defendants. Court plays a non-partisan role. The proceedings of a civil suit are controlled by the Code of Civil Procedure. The stages of a civil suit are divided into three parts: 1. Pre-trial stage 2. Trial stage 3. Post-trial stage Pre-trial Stage: The stages of pre-trial stage are stated below: 1. Filing of a suit and forming the plaint: According to s.26 and rule-1 of order 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, every civil suit is filed by the presentation of plaint. Court may return the plaint under rule 10 of order 7 where the suit is filed in the wrong court. Again, if the conditions of rule 11 order 7 are not fulfilled, court may reject the plaint. 2. Issue of summons: Issue of summons is the next step after filing of the plaint. Summons may be issued in two steps, i.e. by the serving officer or ser