Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
The Inspecting Judge shall examine the state of file and note the steps taken by the Civil Judge to keep it under control. He shall himself examine the records of at least 5 pending special or regular suits, 2 Small Cause Suits, 3 pending darkhasts, 3 pending miscellaneous matters and also at least 5 disposed of matters. He should pay special attention to the following matters and should ascertain :— 1. Whether the Civil Judge begins work punctually at the prescribed hour and whether he observes regular hours of work. 2. Whether the practice and procedure followed by him are in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, Civil Manual and other High Court Circulars. 3. Whether he exercises strict supervision over the members of the staff entrusted with the work of issuing processes in order to prevent delay in the issue of such processes. 4. Whether he exercises strict supervision over the process-serving establishment to reduce the delays in the service of processes. 5. Whether substituted service is properly ordered. 6. Whether the provisions in respect of filing of addresses (Order VII, rules 19 and 20 of the Civil Procedure Code) and service of further notices etc. effected as per provisions contained in Order VII, rules 22 and 23 of the Civil Procedure Code are followed. 7. Whether a specific date is fixed for reception of documents, interrogatories etc. and reasons recorded for allowing applications for production, etc. thereafter. 8. Whether the provisions of Order XII, rule 3A of the Civil Procedure Code in respect of admission of documents are duly enforced in proper cases.