Exclusion of counter-claim
Full Text
Where a defendant sets up a counter-claim and the plaintiff contends that the claim thereby raised ought not to be disposed of by way of counter-claim but in an independent suit, the plaintiff may, at any time before issues are settled in relation to the counter-claim, apply to the Court for an order that such counter-claim may be excluded, and the Court may, on the hearing of such application make such order as it thinks fit.
Plain English Summary
Empowers the plaintiff to apply for the exclusion of an unwieldy, unrelated, or embarrassing counter-claim before settlement of issues, relegating the defendant to an independent suit.
Key Legal Elements
- Plaintiff's Remedy: Mechanism to prevent trial confusion and dilatory derailment.
- Statutory Window: Must be moved before issues are settled on the counter-claim.
- Judicial Test: Court excludes counter-claims involving complicated third-party disputes, disparate evidence, or inordinate delay.
Practical Note
Plaintiff's Defense Motion: 1. Application Header: 'Application on behalf of Plaintiff under Order VIII Rule 6C read with Section 151 CPC for Exclusion of Counter-Claim filed by Defendant'. 2. Best Grounds: Urge that the counter-claim involves unrelated properties, third-party rights, or separate corporate contracts that will hopelessly confuse and protract the trial of the plaintiff's simple recovery suit.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां प्रतिवादी कोई प्रतिदावा उठाता है और वादी यह तर्क करता है कि इस प्रकार उठाए गए दावे का निपटारा प्रतिदावे के रूप में नहीं बल्कि एक स्वतंत्र वाद में किया जाना चाहिए, वहां वादी प्रतिदावे के संबंध में विवाद्यक स्थिर किए जाने से पूर्व किसी भी समय न्यायालय को यह आदेश देने के लिए आवेदन कर सकेगा कि ऐसे प्रतिदावे को अपवर्जित (Excluded) कर दिया जाए, और न्यायालय सुनवाई के पश्चात ऐसा आदेश कर सकेगा जो वह ठीक समझे।