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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: page 14

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RULES
     8. Relief founded on separate grounds.
     9. Procedure on admitting plaint.
     10. Return of plaint.
          Procedure on returning plaint.
     10A. Power of Court to fix a date of appearance in the Court where plaint is to be filed after its
          return.
     10B. Power of appellate Court to transfer suit to the proper Court.
     11. Rejection of plaint.
     12. Procedure on rejecting plaint.
     13. Where rejection of plaint does not preclude presentation of fresh plaint.
                                       DOCUMENTS RELIED ON IN PLAINT
     14. Production of document on which plaintiff sues or relies.
     15. [Omitted.].
     16. Suits on lost negotiable instruments.
     17. Production of shop-book.
           Original entry to be marked and returned.             e
     18. [Omitted.].                                       od
                                               ORDER VIII
                                                       aC
                         WRITTEN STATEMENT, SET-OFF AND COUNTER CLAIM
     1. Written statement.                       di
     1A. Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed or relied upon by him.
     2.                                      In
           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.
          Effect of set-off.
     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.   [Omitted.].
      9.    Subsequent pleadings.
      10.   Procedure when party fails to present written statement called for by Court.
                                                ORDER IX
                   APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CONSEQUENCE OF NON-APPEARANCE
      1.    Parties to appear on day fixed in summons for defendant to appear and answer.




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