Which pleading device received its own set of express rules in Order VIII through the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976?
Question and options
Which pleading device received its own set of express rules in Order VIII through the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976?
Set-off
A claim by one defendant against a co-defendant alone
Execution of cross-decrees
A defendant’s counterclaim against the plaintiff
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - A defendant’s counterclaim against the plaintiff
The 1976 amendment inserted Order VIII Rules 6A to 6G on counterclaims. Set-off was already covered by Rule 6, while execution of cross-decrees is governed by Order XXI.
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