itmegirish/.claude/skills/civil-classification

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.

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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 |

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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) |

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Classification Rules

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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

4. Alias map resolves LLM near-misses — _CAUSE_TYPE_ALIASES in LKB __init__.py

5. Group is metadata only — used for reporting, not routing. Pipeline uses cause_type directly.

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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)