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itmeGirish (@itmegirish) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Civil Classification by itmegirish — Agent Skill

Name: Civil Classification
Author: itmeGirish

SKILL: civil-classification

Purpose

Complete civil suit classification taxonomy for Indian courts. Use when building/updating LKB entries, intake prompts, or cause_type lists. Every cause type in the LKB must map to exactly one group below.

AXIS 1: CAUSE GROUPS (16 groups, 85 causes)

1. MONEY_AND_DEBT (15 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	money_recovery_loan	Loan recovery (hand loan, bank loan, promissory note)
2	money_recovery_goods	Goods sold & delivered — unpaid invoices
3	money_recovery_services	Services rendered — unpaid professional fees
4	money_recovery_deposit	Security deposit / advance refund
5	money_recovery_cheque_dishonour	Cheque bounce (civil remedy, not S.138 NI Act)
6	money_recovery_negotiable_instrument	Promissory note, bill of exchange enforcement
7	money_recovery_bond	Bond / debenture / fixed deposit recovery
8	money_recovery_wages	Unpaid wages / salary / remuneration
9	money_recovery_quantum_meruit	Quantum meruit — reasonable value of work done
10	money_recovery_unjust_enrichment	Unjust enrichment / money had and received
11	guarantee_recovery	Recovery from guarantor / surety
12	indemnity_recovery	Recovery under indemnity contract
13	contribution_recovery	Co-obligor contribution (S.43 ICA)
14	judgment_debt_recovery	Execution of money decree / judgment debt
15	interest_only_recovery	Standalone interest claim (S.34 CPC / S.3 Interest Act)

2. CONTRACT_AND_COMMERCIAL (9 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	breach_of_contract	General breach of contract — damages
2	breach_dealership_franchise	Dealership / franchise / distributorship termination
3	breach_employment_contract	Employment contract breach (non-compete, wrongful termination)
4	breach_construction_contract	Construction / works contract disputes
5	breach_agency_contract	Principal-agent disputes
6	specific_performance	Specific performance of contract (SRA 1963)
7	rescission_of_contract	Rescission / cancellation of contract
8	rectification_of_instrument	Rectification of deed / instrument (S.26 SRA)
9	cancellation_of_instrument	Cancellation of void/voidable instrument (S.31 SRA)

3. IMMOVABLE_PROPERTY (16 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	recovery_of_possession_tenant	Possession from tenant (lease expired / determined)
2	recovery_of_possession_licensee	Possession from licensee (license revoked)
3	recovery_of_possession_trespasser	Possession from trespasser / encroacher
4	recovery_of_possession_co_owner	Possession from co-owner (ouster)
5	declaration_title	Declaration of title / ownership
6	partition	Partition and separate possession
7	mortgage_redemption	Mortgage redemption (S.60 TPA)
8	mortgage_foreclosure	Mortgage foreclosure (S.67 TPA)
9	mortgage_sale	Mortgage sale (Order XXXIV Rule 5 CPC)
10	cancellation_sale_deed	Cancellation of sale deed / conveyance
11	easement	Easement rights (Indian Easements Act 1882)
12	adverse_possession	Title by adverse possession (S.27 Limitation Act)
13	boundary_dispute	Boundary dispute / demarcation
14	pre_emption	Pre-emption right
15	specific_performance_immovable	Specific performance of sale agreement (immovable property)
16	mesne_profits	Mesne profits / damages for wrongful possession

4. INJUNCTION_AND_DECLARATORY (2 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	permanent_injunction	Permanent injunction (S.38 SRA)
2	mandatory_injunction	Mandatory injunction (S.39 SRA)

5. TORT_AND_CIVIL_WRONG (15 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	negligence_personal_injury	Negligence — personal injury / bodily harm
2	negligence_property_damage	Negligence — property damage / economic loss
3	medical_negligence	Medical negligence / malpractice
4	motor_accident_claim	Motor accident compensation (MV Act)
5	defamation	Civil defamation — damages for reputation injury
6	nuisance_private	Private nuisance — interference with property enjoyment
7	nuisance_public	Public nuisance — civil remedy (S.91 CPC)
8	trespass_to_land	Trespass to immovable property
9	trespass_to_goods	Trespass to / conversion of movable property
10	malicious_prosecution	Malicious prosecution
11	false_imprisonment	False imprisonment / wrongful confinement
12	fraud_misrepresentation	Fraud / misrepresentation — civil remedy
13	product_liability	Product liability / defective goods
14	professional_negligence	Professional negligence (lawyer, CA, engineer)
15	environmental_tort	Environmental damage / pollution — civil remedy

6. TENANCY_AND_RENT (3 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	eviction	Eviction under Rent Control Act (state-specific)
2	arrears_of_rent	Recovery of arrears of rent
3	mesne_profits_after_eviction	Mesne profits post-eviction / holding over

7. PARTNERSHIP_AND_BUSINESS (2 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	partnership_dissolution	Partnership dissolution and accounts (S.44 IPA)
2	partner_restraint	Restraining partner from acting beyond authority

8. IP_CIVIL (4 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	passing_off	Passing off / trademark infringement (civil)
2	copyright_infringement	Copyright infringement — damages + injunction
3	patent_infringement	Patent infringement — damages + injunction
4	design_infringement	Design infringement — damages + injunction

9. TRUST_AND_FIDUCIARY (2 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	trust_dispute	Trust property / trustee removal / breach of trust
2	benami_declaration	Benami property declaration (Benami Act 1988)

10. EXECUTION_AND_RESTITUTION (3 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	execution_petition	Execution of decree (Order XXI CPC)
2	court_sale_challenge	Challenge to court auction / sale
3	restitution	Restitution (S.144 CPC)

11. SPECIAL_AND_MISCELLANEOUS (2 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	recurring_right	Successive breach / recurring right (S.22 Limitation Act)
2	hereditary_office	Hereditary office / emoluments

12. SUCCESSION_AND_ESTATE (3 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	probate	Probate of will (S.276 ISA)
2	letters_of_administration	Letters of administration
3	succession_certificate	Succession certificate (S.372 ISA)

13. FAMILY_AND_GUARDIANSHIP (4 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	divorce	Divorce petition (HMA / Special Marriage Act)
2	maintenance	Maintenance (S.125 CrPC / HMA S.24-25)
3	custody	Child custody / guardianship (GWA 1890)
4	minor_property	Minor's property management (GWA 1890)

14. ARBITRATION_COURT (4 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	arbitration_s9_interim	S.9 interim relief (Arbitration Act 1996)
2	arbitration_s11_appointment	S.11 arbitrator appointment
3	arbitration_s34_set_aside	S.34 set aside arbitral award
4	arbitration_s37_appeal	S.37 appeal against arbitral order

15. CONSUMER_AND_SPECIAL_FORA (3 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	consumer_complaint	Consumer complaint (Consumer Protection Act 2019)
2	sarfaesi_challenge	SARFAESI Act challenge (S.17 DRT)
3	ibc_application	IBC application (S.7/9/10 NCLT)

16. PUBLIC_AND_SPECIAL_PROCEEDINGS (2 causes)

#	cause_type	Description
1	public_trust_s92	S.92 CPC public trust / charity
2	public_premises_eviction	Public Premises Eviction Act

AXIS 2: STAGE GROUPS (12 groups, 59 families)

A. PRE_SUIT (2 families)

#	family	Description
1	caveat	Caveat petition (S.148A CPC)
2	notice_s80	S.80 CPC notice to government

B. INSTITUTION (10 families)

#	family	Description
1	plaint	Original suit plaint
2	interpleader	Interpleader suit (Order XXXV)
3	indigent_suit	Suit as indigent person (Order XXXIII)
4	representative_suit	Representative suit (Order I Rule 8)
5	government_suit	Suit by/against government
6	minor_suit	Suit by/against minor through next friend
7	condonation_delay	Condonation of delay application
8	return_plaint	Return of plaint (Order VII Rule 10)
9	transfer_petition	Transfer petition (S.24/25 CPC)
10	vakalatnama	Vakalatnama / memo of appearance

C. PLEADINGS (11 families)

#	family	Description
1	written_statement	Written statement (Order VIII)
2	set_off	Set-off (Order VIII Rule 6)
3	counterclaim	Counterclaim (Order VIII Rule 6A)
4	replication	Replication to written statement
5	amendment_plaint	Amendment of plaint (Order VI Rule 17)
6	impleadment	Impleadment / addition of party (Order I Rule 10)
7	rejection_plaint	Rejection of plaint (Order VII Rule 11)
8	additional_documents	Application to file additional documents
9	leave_to_defend	Leave to defend (Order XXXVII)
10	appearance	Memo of appearance
11	substitution	Legal representative substitution (Order XXII)

D. INTERIM_RELIEF (7 families)

#	family	Description
1	temporary_injunction	Temporary injunction (Order XXXIX)
2	mandatory_temporary_injunction	Mandatory temporary injunction
3	receiver	Appointment of receiver (Order XL)
4	commissioner	Appointment of commissioner (Order XXVI)
5	attachment_before_judgment	Attachment before judgment (Order XXXVIII)
6	security_for_costs	Security for costs
7	inherent_powers_s151	S.151 CPC inherent powers application

E. EVIDENCE_AND_DISCOVERY (3 families)

#	family	Description
1	affidavit	Affidavit in evidence / support
2	chief_examination	Examination-in-chief affidavit (Order XVIII)
3	interrogatories	Interrogatories / discovery (Order XI)

F. JUDGMENT_AND_DECREE (4 families)

#	family	Description
1	compromise_decree	Compromise decree (Order XXIII Rule 3)
2	withdrawal_suit	Withdrawal of suit (Order XXIII Rule 1)
3	decree_support	Application in support of decree
4	certified_copy	Certified copy application

G. APPEAL_AND_REVIEW (7 families)

#	family	Description
1	first_appeal	First appeal (S.96 CPC)
2	second_appeal	Second appeal (S.100 CPC)
3	commercial_appeal	Commercial appeal (Commercial Courts Act)
4	stay_pending_appeal	Stay pending appeal
5	review	Review application (Order XLVII)
6	revision	Revision petition (S.115 CPC)
7	cross_objection	Cross-objection (Order XLI Rule 22)

H. EXECUTION (4 families)

#	family	Description
1	execution_petition	Execution petition (Order XXI)
2	objection_execution	Objection to execution (Order XXI Rule 58)
3	claim_execution	Claim petition (Order XXI Rule 58)
4	arrest_attachment	Arrest / attachment of person or property

I. RESTORATION (3 families)

#	family	Description
1	restore_suit	Restoration of suit for default
2	set_aside_ex_parte	Set aside ex parte decree (Order IX Rule 13)
3	set_aside_abatement	Set aside abatement (Order XXII Rule 9)

J. SPECIAL_INSTITUTION (2 families)

#	family	Description
1	agreed_case	Agreed case / case stated (Order XXXVI)
2	small_cause_suit	Small cause suit

K. EXPANDED_EXECUTION (4 families)

#	family	Description
1	transfer_precept	Transfer of decree / precept
2	delivery_possession	Delivery of possession (Order XXI Rule 35/36)
3	resistance_obstruction	Resistance / obstruction (Order XXI Rule 97)
4	reciprocal_s44a	S.44A reciprocal foreign decree

L. APPEAL_EXPANDED (2 families)

#	family	Description
1	indigent_appeal	Appeal as indigent person
2	appeal_from_order	Appeal from order (Order XLIII)

Classification Rules

Every user request maps to exactly ONE cause_type (Axis 1) + ONE family (Axis 2)
- cause_type = WHAT the dispute is about (substantive law)
- family = WHAT document to draft (procedural stage)
Intake LLM must classify into specific sub-types, not parent groups
- WRONG: recovery_of_possession (ambiguous — tenant? licensee? trespasser?)
- RIGHT: recovery_of_possession_tenant (flat, specific, one LKB entry)
No conditional resolution needed — each cause_type has exactly one set of:
- primary_acts, alternative_acts, limitation, court_rules
- damages_categories, permitted_doctrines, mandatory_averments
- prayer_template, facts_must_cover, coa_guidance
Alias map resolves LLM near-misses — _CAUSE_TYPE_ALIASES in LKB __init__.py
Group is metadata only — used for reporting, not routing. Pipeline uses cause_type directly.

Usage in Pipeline

# Intake classifies into specific cause_type
cause_type = "recovery_of_possession_tenant"  # NOT "recovery_of_possession"

# LKB lookup returns flat entry — no conditional resolution needed
entry = lookup("Civil", cause_type)
# Returns: primary_acts, limitation, court_rules, etc. — all flat values

# Draft LLM gets clean, unambiguous data
lkb_brief = build_lkb_brief(entry)

Civil Classification

File contents

SKILL: civil-classification

Purpose

AXIS 1: CAUSE GROUPS (16 groups, 85 causes)

1. MONEY_AND_DEBT (15 causes)

2. CONTRACT_AND_COMMERCIAL (9 causes)

3. IMMOVABLE_PROPERTY (16 causes)

4. INJUNCTION_AND_DECLARATORY (2 causes)

5. TORT_AND_CIVIL_WRONG (15 causes)

6. TENANCY_AND_RENT (3 causes)

7. PARTNERSHIP_AND_BUSINESS (2 causes)

8. IP_CIVIL (4 causes)

9. TRUST_AND_FIDUCIARY (2 causes)

10. EXECUTION_AND_RESTITUTION (3 causes)

11. SPECIAL_AND_MISCELLANEOUS (2 causes)

12. SUCCESSION_AND_ESTATE (3 causes)

13. FAMILY_AND_GUARDIANSHIP (4 causes)

14. ARBITRATION_COURT (4 causes)

15. CONSUMER_AND_SPECIAL_FORA (3 causes)

16. PUBLIC_AND_SPECIAL_PROCEEDINGS (2 causes)

AXIS 2: STAGE GROUPS (12 groups, 59 families)

A. PRE_SUIT (2 families)

B. INSTITUTION (10 families)

C. PLEADINGS (11 families)

D. INTERIM_RELIEF (7 families)

E. EVIDENCE_AND_DISCOVERY (3 families)

F. JUDGMENT_AND_DECREE (4 families)

G. APPEAL_AND_REVIEW (7 families)

H. EXECUTION (4 families)

I. RESTORATION (3 families)

J. SPECIAL_INSTITUTION (2 families)

K. EXPANDED_EXECUTION (4 families)

L. APPEAL_EXPANDED (2 families)

Classification Rules

Usage in Pipeline

Frequently asked questions

Civil Classification

File contents

SKILL: civil-classification

Purpose

AXIS 1: CAUSE GROUPS (16 groups, 85 causes)

1. MONEY_AND_DEBT (15 causes)

2. CONTRACT_AND_COMMERCIAL (9 causes)

3. IMMOVABLE_PROPERTY (16 causes)

4. INJUNCTION_AND_DECLARATORY (2 causes)

5. TORT_AND_CIVIL_WRONG (15 causes)

6. TENANCY_AND_RENT (3 causes)

7. PARTNERSHIP_AND_BUSINESS (2 causes)

8. IP_CIVIL (4 causes)

9. TRUST_AND_FIDUCIARY (2 causes)

10. EXECUTION_AND_RESTITUTION (3 causes)

11. SPECIAL_AND_MISCELLANEOUS (2 causes)

12. SUCCESSION_AND_ESTATE (3 causes)

13. FAMILY_AND_GUARDIANSHIP (4 causes)

14. ARBITRATION_COURT (4 causes)

15. CONSUMER_AND_SPECIAL_FORA (3 causes)

16. PUBLIC_AND_SPECIAL_PROCEEDINGS (2 causes)

AXIS 2: STAGE GROUPS (12 groups, 59 families)

A. PRE_SUIT (2 families)

B. INSTITUTION (10 families)

C. PLEADINGS (11 families)

D. INTERIM_RELIEF (7 families)

E. EVIDENCE_AND_DISCOVERY (3 families)

F. JUDGMENT_AND_DECREE (4 families)

G. APPEAL_AND_REVIEW (7 families)

H. EXECUTION (4 families)

I. RESTORATION (3 families)

J. SPECIAL_INSTITUTION (2 families)

K. EXPANDED_EXECUTION (4 families)

L. APPEAL_EXPANDED (2 families)

Classification Rules

Usage in Pipeline

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