6B. Counter-claim to be stated.—Where any defendant seeks to rely upon any ground as supporting a right of counter-claim, he shall, in his written statement, state specifically that he does so by way of counter-claim.
Order VIII Rule 6B CPC: Counter-claim to be stated
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 a defendant seeks to rely on any ground as supporting a right of counter-claim, he must state specifically in his written statement that he does so by way of counter-claim.
Order VIII: Written Statement, Set-off And Counter Claim
- 1 Written statement
- 1A Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed or relied upon by him
- 2 New facts must be specially pleaded
- 3 Denial to be specific
- 4 Evasive denial
- 5 Specific denial
- 6 Particulars of set-off to be given in written statement
- 6A Counter-claim by defendant
- 6B Counter-claim to be stated
- 6C Exclusion of counter-claim
- 6D Effect of discontinuance of suit
- 6E Default of plaintiff to reply to counter-claim
- 6F Relief to defendant where counter-claim succeeds
- 6G Rules relating to written statement to apply
- 7 Defence or set-off founded upon separate grounds
- 8 New ground of defence
- 8A Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed by him (Omitted)
- 9 Subsequent pleadings
- 10 Procedure when party fails to present written statement called for by Court