10. Malice, knowledge, etc.—Wherever it is material to allege malice, fradulent intention, knowledge or other condition of the mind of any person, it shall be sufficient to allege the same as a fact without setting out the circumstances from which the same is to be inferred.
Order VI Rule 10 CPC: Malice, knowledge, etc
Bare Act text
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
Where it is material to allege malice, fraudulent intention, knowledge or any other condition of mind of a person, it is sufficient to allege it as a fact, without setting out the circumstances from which it is to be inferred.
Order VI: Pleadings Generally
- 1 Pleading
- 2 Pleading to state material facts and not evidence
- 3 Forms of pleading
- 4 Particulars to be given where necessary
- 5 Further and better statement, or particulars (Omitted)
- 6 Condition precedent
- 7 Departure
- 8 Denial of contract
- 9 Effect of document to be stated
- 10 Malice, knowledge, etc
- 11 Notice
- 12 Implied contract, or relation
- 13 Presumptions of law
- 14 Pleading to be signed
- 14A Address for service of notice
- 15 Verification of pleadings
- 16 Striking out pleadings
- 17 Amendment of pleadings
- 18 Failure to amend after order