Difference between petition and plaint

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Anonymous
(Querist) 09 June 2011
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What is the difference between petition and Plaint in civil procedure code?
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 10 June 2011
c.p.c does not mention of any petition,it mentions only plain and applications,"petition" word comes in different other enactments form which on many civil court has powers to entertain those petions