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THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER VIII Written statement, set-off and counter-claim

Order VIII Rule 9: Subsequent pleadings

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

1[No pleading subsequent to the written statement of a defendant other than by way of defence to set-off or counter-claim shall be presented except by the leave of the Court and upon such terms as the Court thinks fit; but the Court may at any time require a written statement or additional written statement from any of the parties and fix a time of not more than thirty days for presenting the same.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 22 of 2002, s. 9, for rules 9 and 10 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).

Questions on this rule

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  1. 1. Under Order VIII Rule 9 CPC, when the Court requires a written statement or an additional written statement from any party, it shall fix for presenting it a time of not more than:

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