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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Order VIII: Written Statement, Set-off And Counter Claim

Order VIII Rule 8A CPC: Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed by him (Omitted)

Bare Act text

8A. [Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed by him.] omitted by Act 46 of 1999, s. 18 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).

Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Order 8 Rule 8A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed by him) has been omitted. The note in the text gives the amending Act and date.

Order VIII: Written Statement, Set-off And Counter Claim

  1. 1 Written statement
  2. 1A Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed or relied upon by him
  3. 2 New facts must be specially pleaded
  4. 3 Denial to be specific
  5. 4 Evasive denial
  6. 5 Specific denial
  7. 6 Particulars of set-off to be given in written statement
  8. 6A Counter-claim by defendant
  9. 6B Counter-claim to be stated
  10. 6C Exclusion of counter-claim
  11. 6D Effect of discontinuance of suit
  12. 6E Default of plaintiff to reply to counter-claim
  13. 6F Relief to defendant where counter-claim succeeds
  14. 6G Rules relating to written statement to apply
  15. 7 Defence or set-off founded upon separate grounds
  16. 8 New ground of defence
  17. 8A Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed by him (Omitted)
  18. 9 Subsequent pleadings
  19. 10 Procedure when party fails to present written statement called for by Court
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