Rule 6A

CPC -Orders and Rules Order 8

Counter-claim can not be filed after the issues were framed

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (V of 1908), Order VIII Rule 6A - Counter-claim was filed after the issues were framed, the said counter-claim cannot be filed as per the law laid down in Ashok Kumar Kalra v. Wing Cdr. Suren dra Agnihotri & Ors., 2019 (16) Scale 544 - However, it will be open for the petitioner to file a fresh suit based on the cause of action in the counter-claim if it is otherwise permissible in law.2020 SCeJ 68