Bombay High Court Upholds Allowance of Counterclaim Filed After Commencement of Trial in Tenant-Landlord Dispute — Order VIII Rule 6-A CPC Permits Counterclaim Even After Written Statement if Filed Before Evidence Concludes. The court held that a counterclaim under Order VIII Rule 6-A CPC can be filed at any stage before the pronouncement of judgment, and the trial court's discretion to allow it subject to costs was proper.
3 Jan 2022The petitioner, Krishnaji Amarlal Kruplani, was the original plaintiff in a civil suit (RCS No.168/2008) filed in 2008 before the Second Joint Civil J...
