Where a defendant sets up a counter-claim and the plaintiff contends that the claim thereby raised ought not to be disposed of by way of counter-claim but in an independent suit, the plaintiff may, at any time before issues are settled in relation to the counter-claim, apply to the Court for an order that such counter-claim may be excluded, and the Court may, on the hearing of such application make such order as it thinks fit.
Order VIII Rule 1 CPC Written Statement
Order VIII Rule 2 CPC New facts must be specially pleaded
Order VIII Rule 3 CPC Denial to be specific
Order VIII Rule 4 CPC Evasive-denial
Order VIII Rule 5 CPC Specific denial
Order VIII Rule 6 CPC Particulars of set-off to be given in written statement
Order VIII Rule 6A CPC Counter-claim by defendant
Order VIII Rule 6B CPC Counter-claim to be stated
Order VIII Rule 6C CPC Exclusion of counter-claim
Order VIII Rule 6D CPC Effect of discontinuance of suit
Order VIII Rule 6E CPC Default of plaintiff to reply to counter-claim
Order VIII Rule 6F CPC Relief to defendant where counter-claim succeeds
Order VIII Rule 6 G CPC Rules relating to written statement to apply